07 March 2009

The Tanker Competion is Back

Yes, the 767-A330 competion rebid advanced, as the Joint Requirement Oversight Council is reviewing the new requirements for the recompete.

This is going to be a long and expensive process, and the A330 is superior (more flexible, longer range, carries more fuel, and the tanker is flying now), and Murtha's suggestion for a dual buy to forestall another challenge is ruinously expensive over the life of the program.

Won't be pretty.

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