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Reps. Hart, Tiahrt Ask Air Force For Independent Tanker Cost Analysis

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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

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By Emelie Rutherford Two outspoken congressional critics of the Air Force's award of the KC-45A aerial refueling tanker contact to Northrop Grumman [NOC] and a foreign partner over Boeing [BA] want the service to commission an independent cost assessment of each proposal. Reps. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kans.) and Rep. Norm Dicks (D-Wash.) yesterday sent a letter to Air Force assistant secretary for acquisition Sue Payton requesting such an assessment of the KC-30 aircraft proposed by a Northrop Grumman- European Aeronautic Defense…

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