http://www.dodbuzz.com/2008/06/19/tanker-ruling-shows-air-force-in-disarray-2/ Online Defense and Acquisition Journal Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:54:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2008/06/19/tanker-ruling-shows-air-force-in-disarray-2/#comment-21467 USNRET-now VA ENG Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:21:18 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=37#comment-21467 Sadly, Congress is playing partisan games with the military, with Cantwell and Levin directing contracts for their political gain. Boeing initially lost the contract because they were caught giving kickbacks...Northrup may be a multi-national corporation, but they can build superior aircraft like the Navy's F-14 Tomcat--which is still better than the FA-18--it was like comparing a Porshe to a Karman-Ghia... Sadly, Congress is playing partisan games with the military, with Cantwell and Levin directing contracts for their political gain. Boeing initially lost the contract because they were caught giving kickbacks…Northrup may be a multi-national corporation, but they can build superior aircraft like the Navy’s F-14 Tomcat–which is still better than the FA-18–it was like comparing a Porshe to a Karman-Ghia…

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