The U.S. Air Force “hit a trifecta” in awarding a $35 billion contract to the Northrop Grumman/EADS team for aerial refuelers, according to a new report by the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers.
In doing so, the Air Force chose a “more expensive, less capable aircraft in a manner that undermines our trade laws,” it said.
There is a growing consensus that the “tanker decision is a poster child for the fleecing of America,” the union said. It goes on to list reasons why it says the Air Force’s decision was flawed.
Northrop Grumman responded by saying the paper is a “new chapter in (Boeing’s) disinformation campaign” about the contract.