[rdenham]

"Defense Secretary Robert Gates, clearly worried that the atmosphere is so poisoned by the battle between Boeing and Northrop and tainted by the poor performance of the Air Force, has decided to punt and leave any tanker RFP to the next administration."

DoD Dumps Tanker Mess on Next Regime

[derhamburgerjung]

Also a B777 as Tanker? Now, that is new to me

[rdenham]

The B777 is the only way Boeing can compete with Airbus for the needed range and capacity issues we are going to need for "Global reach"

[STARMAN 352ND]

That kinda pisses me off since when is the USA a 'Regime"....
Somebody better chose better words next time..
JP

[derhamburgerjung]

Oh, you are right.Didn´t noticed this the first time. How charming

Wiki says :
Politics
In politics, a regime is the form of government: the set of rules, cultural or social norms, etc. that regulate the operation of government and its interactions with society. For instance, the United States has one of the oldest regimes still active in the world, dating to the ratification of its Constitution in 1789.

[Cardinal]

Originally Posted by STARMAN 352ND

That kinda pisses me off since when is the USA a 'Regime"....
Somebody better chose better words next time..
JP

Perhaps since it has difficulties in accepting Airbus aircraft for its tanker fleet ... Guantanamo doesn't help matters much either .