Fears over bidding war for tankers

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Series Details 15.6.09
Publication Date 15/06/2009
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Article reports that EADS has fired a warning shot June 2009 ahead of the restart of the multi-billion dollar competition to replace the USA's ageing fleet of air tankers, arguing that a process focused on price alone would be unreasonable and damaging to the US armed forces.

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ESO: Background information: EADS tanker contract blow http://www.europeansources.info/record/eads-tanker-contract-blow/
BBC News, 17.6.09: Defence giants clash over US tanker contract http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8104351.stm

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