The U.S. House has passed the Defense Level Playing Field Act which requires the Pentagon to factor in all government subsidies in the KC-X competition.
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Senate Armed Services Committee to investigate KC-X data mix-up
The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee will look into the mix-up of KC-X data by the U.S. Air Force.
EADS seeks bids to build KC-45 plant in Alabama
EADS North America is soliciting bids to build a plan in Alabama to convert A330 aircraft into KC-45 tankers.
Boeing lost out in KC-X again?
Boeing officials told Loren Thompson of the Lexington Institute that the recently revealed USAF technical analysis of the two bids show EADS has a substantial advantage in the evaluation.
EADS employees had opened up data file on Boeing’s evaluation
The U.S. Air Force confirmed that an independent forensic computer analysis found EADS had opened up a spreadsheet containing information on Boeing’s aerial tanker when the CDs were mixed-up and sent to wrong bidders.
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