By Emelie Rutherford Alabama lawmakers backing the Northrop Grumman [NOC]-European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. bid to build new Air Force tankers ramped up their criticism yesterday of the Pentagon's latest industry solicitation, charging it favors rival Boeing [BA] and should be rewritten. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), a defense appropriator who is up for reelection next year, told reporters the tanker draft request for proposals (RFP) issued last month "is already tilted by the Pentagon toward Boeing," does not represent…
Tanker Rhetoric Heats Up, Again, On Hill
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