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USAF's air tanker: Pentagon postpones calls for tender of 60 days

Washington, USA - Partially received the request moved by EADS

"A good news" for EADS, the European aviation, defence and space industry, called it French Defence Minister Hervé Morin: the Pentagon, receiving partially his request, decided to procrastinate of 60 days then call for tender for n 179 KC-X air refuelling aircraft destined to U.S. Air Force substituting older KC-135, USD 35 billion valued. "This good news - Morin underlined - has to to be followed...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1116022
Rome, Italy, 04/02/2010 12:05
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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