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Textron Waiting For Final RFP Before Potentially Bidding For T-X

Pat Host

Wednesday, July 27th, 2016

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Textron Waiting For Final RFP Before Potentially Bidding For T-X

Raytheon partnered with Finmeccanica, CAE and Honeywell to offer the T-100 for the T-X competition. Photo: Defense Daily.

Textron [TXT] is waiting until the Air Force releases its final request for proposals (RFP) for the T-X trainer before deciding whether to bid for the program, Textron AirLand President Bill Anderson said Wednesday via a spokesman.The Air Force on Tuesday evening released its draft RFP for T-X, a program that could be worth as much as $8.8 billion. Anderson said Textron’s participation depends on the final requirements and timeline. To compete effectively, Anderson said Textron could only propose an…

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