As Mobile fumed over one senator’s slight, a Kansas congressman kept up his own campaign against the Airbus-built tanker, accusing supporters of the aircraft of blackmailing the Air Force.
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Facebook Group Rallies Support for Northrop Grumman Tanker Bid in Mobile
As Boeing protested the Air Force’s tanker contract award, Mobile-area supporters of the rival Northrop Grumman/EADS bid organized a Facebook group urging residents to weigh in through a congressional survey.
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Mobile Wins the Contract: Air Force Awards $40 Billion Tanker Deal to Northrop Grumman-EADS Team
Archived coverage tracing Mobile’s 2008 tanker saga from anticipation to the Air Force’s $40 billion award to Northrop Grumman/EADS, bringing KC-30 assembly to Brookley Field.