August 26, 2008 @ 3:18 pm
· Filed under Federal Budget Process, Lockheed Martin, Military Aviation, Proposal, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, production program
The US Air Force has begun talks with Lockheed Martin on executing a multi-year procurement contract for C-130J aircraft. These would replace the Air Forces and other Service’s current inventory of C-130E Hercules. The contract could be for up to 110 aircraft and have a value over time of $6 B. [...]
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Tagged with: 130j aircraft, air forces, c 130j, Congress, guardian, hercules, Lockheed Martin, money, procurement contract, us air force
February 19, 2008 @ 4:06 pm
· Filed under Boeing, Commentary, Contract Awards, EADS, U.S. Air Force, commercial aviation, logistics
In another demonstration of why moving the headquarters of their company to Chicago was a good idea, Boeing gets Jesse Jackson to publish an editorial in The Washington Times in favor of them winning the KC-X contract. See the essay here. The Air Force is supposed to announce the winner by the end [...]
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