The KC-X Wars Continue

[unhappycamper]

unhappycamper note: Since the ‘Pentagon’ (DoD? Gannett?) has ‘requested’ that I only post one paragraph from articles on Army Times, and Airforce Times, To keep in that same (new) tradition, I will also do the same for for articles on Navy Times, Marine Corps Times, stripes.com and military.com.
To read the article in the military's own words, you will need to click the link.

Read all about Fair Use here. It sure is beginning to smell like fascism.

unhappycamper summary of this article: EADS and Boeing have been duking this one out for a while. EADS big selling point? They're going to build a facility in Alabama to make these things. :wooptiefuckingdo:

You can bet your bippy that Jeffie Sessions will be pimping this.




DoD Buzz: EADS Commits to KC-X Plant
By Colin Clark Wednesday, December 8th, 2010 10:42 am
Posted in Air, International, Rumors

If Boeing does not win outright, they can turn around and scream: we TOLD you the competition just wasn’t fair! Even before the decision was made we were behind the curve and that can only be because of those subsidies those French-affiliated people received.

[Angleae]

1. And if Airbus loses they can do the same thing.

Boeing got caught breaking the law the first time and lost the second.