Pentagon gives details on tanker bidding

Published: Feb 10, 2006
Source: seattlepi.nwsource.com



WASHINGTON -- Competition for the contract to replace the Air Force's aging fleet of refueling tankers likely will open by midyear, the Pentagon's weapon-buying chief said.

Formal requests for information will be sent to The Boeing Co. and a competing team composed of European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp., Ken Krieg, the undersecretary for acquisition, said Wednesday.

"I want to move this smartly," Krieg said. "Speed bumps come up, but at the moment we don't see any."continue..