[MilCom] Fwd: [MilRadioComms] Boeing, EADS submit final bids for USAF tanker contract

[AllanStern at aol.com]

The two contenders for the US Air  Force's aerial-refueling tanker 
contract, Boeing and Airbus parent EADS,  submitted their final bids yesterday.

    Boeing has proposed a military version of its 767  airliner, to be 
built on its Everett, WA, assembly line alongside commercial  jets.
    EADS is offering an Airbus A330 tanker, to be  assembled at a new 
wide-body jet facility in Mobile, AL along with commercial  A330 freighter jets.
    Since both contending airplanes meet all the  mandatory-performance 
requirements, the terms of the competition mandate that  the lowest price 
should be decisive.  

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