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AvWeek: EADS Was Unable To Prime On KC-X

G2 Solutions @ March 11, 2010 # No Comment Yet

As we stated during our podcast with IAG on tuesday,  EADS is simply not yet in a position to go after a program such as KC-X.
EADS North America Chief Executive Officer Sean O’Keefe says that while his company has built up its capacity to manage its first Pentagon prime contract — the UH-72A [...]

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KC-30 Boom at Work

G2 Solutions @ December 16, 2009 # No Comment Yet


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A330 Tanker Tests New Hose and Drogue System

G2 Solutions @ June 1, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Airbus Military has started dry contacts with its A330 tanker using a new Cobham-designed hose and drogue refueling pod… From Ares on Defense

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Enders confident on KC-X

G2 Solutions @ November 25, 2008 # No Comment Yet

According to this short Ares story
The Dew Line has posted EADS’ comments on 6-9 month MRTT delay
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GenX and KC-30: Not needed

G2 Solutions @ August 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Suggested in the Dew Line,  makes little to no sense to us at this stage of the competition, perhaps for later variants.

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Northrop chief warns on tanker meddling

mmerluzeau @ July 16, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Some crucially valid points raised by Ron Sugar in this FT article, although we believe he errs on the high side when he claims 48,000 jobs are at stake.

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Why USAF picked KC-30

mmerluzeau @ July 15, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Photo: Northrop Grumman
Elements of information behind USAF’s decision are begining to emerge and support the initial selection.  It further criticizes the Boeing january fuel study, which was accurate in a commercial setting, but could not be used for a military operating environment.  Much has been said already…
Why the Air Force Picked Northrop’s Tanker

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