US to reopen EADS tanker contract

The US ambitions of EADS suffered a setback on the 9 July 2008 after the Pentagon announced it would reopen a $35bn air-tanker contract, overturning an earlier victory by the European group over rival Boeing.

Northrop Grumman: Press Release, 15.7.08: Joint Statement by the CEOs of Northrop Grumman and EADS http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/pages/news_releases.html?d=146411

ESO: Background information: European win was six years in the making http://www.europeansources.info/record/european-win-was-six-years-in-the-making/

Boeing: Press Release, 9.7.08: Boeing Statement on Defense Department Decision to Reopen KC-X Tanker Bid http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2008/q3/080709c_nr.html

US Department for Defense: News Articles, 9.7.08: Pentagon Reopens Bidding on Tanker Contract http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=50453

BBC News, 9.7.08: US reopens $35bn air tanker deal http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7498546.stm

Deutsche Welle, 13.8.08: Pentagon Clarifies Bidding Criteria for Disputed Tanker Contract http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3560893,00.html

BBC News, 10.7.08: EADS hit as tanker deal reopened http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7499181.stm

Deutsche Welle, 7.8.08: EADS Prepares Offer as Pentagon Reopens Tanker Bidding http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3544749,00.html

France24, 24.2.11: Boeing and EADS await €25 billion Pentagon contract decision http://www.france24.com/en/20110224-boeing-eads-contract-pentagon-defence-refuelling-usa-eu-business

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