Air Force plans aerial tanker award in 2007
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The U.S. Air Force on Monday issued   a draft request for proposals in a long-awaited   multibillion-dollar competition to replace its aging aerial   refueling tankers over the next 30 to 40 years.
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EUROPEâS biggest defence contractors will have the chance to bid for a $23 billion (Â£12 billion) air refuelling contract for the US Air Force that has been withdrawn from Boeing.
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Lockheed Martin Corp.  LMT.N has  received two U.S. Air Force contracts totaling $716 million to  continue work on its F/A-22 Raptor fighter jet, designed to be  the world's most capable, amid reports the $72 billion program  may be scaled back sharply, the company said Friday.
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U.S. Air Force members from the 723rd Air Mobility Squadron and 38th Airlift Squadron load cargo onto a C-130 aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, early Friday, Oct.
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WASHINGTON The Pentagon says it&#39;s reopening a controversial deal to supply refueling tankers to the Air Force, dealing a blow to Chicago-based Boeing.
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The military shows its love for unmanned aerial vehicles.
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The U.S. Air Force should reopen the  competition for a $15 billion helicopter contract awarded to  Boeing Co.  last year, the Government Accountability  Office said on Monday, backing a protest by Lockheed Martin  Corp.  and Sikorsky Aircraft.
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The first Medal of Honor awarded for combat in Afghanistan will be&#13;&#10;presented to the family of a Navy SEAL who&#13;&#10;gave his life to make a radio call for help for his team
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The U.S. Navy on Friday gave a transatlantic team led by Lockheed Martin Corp.  a &#36;1.7 billion contract to build a new fleet of 23 U.S. presidential helicopters, a deal valued at up to &#36;6.1 billion.
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The U.S. Navy has chosen a  trans-Atlantic team led by Lockheed Martin Corp. to build a new  U.S. presidential helicopter fleet in a deal valued at $1.7  billion.
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European aerospace firm EADS says it is ready to tender for a bid to supply refuelling planes to the US air force.
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The Justice Department is reviewing  the actions of three top administration officials over a $23.5  billion Air Force plan to acquire 100 Boeing Co. tankers,  documents obtained by Reuters Tuesday show.
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Boeing Co.  on Friday said it plans to end production of the 717 airliner and raised cost estimates for a U.S. Air Force tanker program, resulting in charges of &#36;615 million, likely wiping out fourth-quarter profit.
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The United States will provide six helicopter gunships to Afghanistan's fledgling air force in August this year, part of a plan to supply 186 aircraft to the country, the head of the Afghan air force said on Thursday.
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Raytheon Co. , the fifth-largest US defense company, got a $240.5 million award from the US Air Force to produce training aircraft, extending the company's largest contract for military aircraft. The award covers production of 50 of the T-6A training aircraft for use by the Air Force and Navy under the Joint Primary Aircraft Training System program, Raytheon spokeswoman Jackie ...
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Seven prototypes of a communications system will be developed for the Slovak Ministry of Defense under a $30 million contract awarded to BAE Systems of Rockville.
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European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co., the parent of aircraft maker Airbus SAS, has proposed splitting a contested US Air Force contract for refueling tankers with its rival Boeing Co.