An artist's depiction of the Northrop Grumman aerial tanker refueling an Air Force stealth bomber. The tanker would have been based on the A330 commercial passenger jet built by European aircraft maker Airbus. (Northrop Grumman / April 9, 2006)Boeing Has Inside Track For Tanker As Northrop Steps Aside -- McClatchy News
WASHINGTON — Boeing now has the inside track on a $35 billion contract to start replacing the Air Force's aging fleet of aerial refueling tanks after Northrop Grumman announced Monday that it wouldn't bid.
Northrop's partner, the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co., left open the possibility that it could bid on its own, though lawmakers and military analysts said that might be difficult. EADS is the parent company of Airbus, Boeing's fierce rival in the commercial airplane market.
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More News On Northrup Dropping Out
Northrop Won't Bid on USAF Tanker -- Defense News
Northrop Drops Tanker Bid -- DoD Buzz
Northrop pulls out of race for US air tankers -- Financial Times
Northrop Grumman drops bid for aerial refueling tanker contract -- L.A. Times
EADS drops bid for US air force tanker contract -- The Guardian
Boeing Sole Air Tanker Bidder As Northrop Grumman Quits -- Wall Street Journal
EADS grounds $40bn US air tanker bid -- The Telegraph
Boeing's Bawling Pays Off -- Forbes
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