Another blow for Boeing.
The American giant is in competition with Airbus to supply the second tranche of military air refueling aircraft for the American forces.
The Pentagon has just announced that it had opened a new competition, since mid-June 2021, between the two aircraft manufacturers to deliver between 140 and 160 aircraft, from 2029, in order to continue the modernization of its KC-fleet. 135, commissioned in the 1950s.
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However, Boeing was chosen in 2011 to honor the "contract of the century" - the delivery of 179 refueling vessels for $ 35 billion - after ten years of competition punctuated by twists and turns.
At the time, Airbus had twice won the contract, which had been the subject of two cancellations after the revelation of cheating and conflict of interest on the part of Boeing, but also political pressure.
It was at the end of the third round that the American group was declared the winner thanks to a lower offer of
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