Gates Still Not Sold On Split Tanker, Despite Lawmaker Urging
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has not dropped his opposition to splitting the replacement refueling tanker procurement between Boeing and a Northrop Grumman-EADS team, a Pentagon spokesman said June 24. “The secretary has been, and continues to be, opposed to a split buy,” said Geoff Morrell...
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