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Northrop Grumman Threatens To Exit Air Force Tanker Contest

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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford Northrop Grumman [NOC] told the Pentagon yesterday it cannot compete for the Air Force tanker contract under the contest's current terms, spurring the company's congressional backers to demand changes to the refueling aircraft's solicitation. Supporters of Boeing's [BA] bid in the two-way KC-X tanker contest, meanwhile, dismissed Northrop Grumman's move as a mere threat by an underdog. Northrop Grumman is teamed with European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS). "Northrop Grumman cannot proceed to submit a bid…

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