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		<title>Was the KC-767 Tanker Used Against Gadhafi?</title>
		<link>http://defensetech.org/2011/11/07/was-the-kc-767-tanker-used-against-gadhafi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is interesting. The picture above shows what’s likely an Italian air force Boeing KC-767A tanker that’s apparently flying out of Malta International Airport during Operation Unified Protector, NATO’s effort to oust Col. Moammar Gadhafi from power in Libya. Malta served as a hub for NATO ops during the Libyan air campaign and David Cenciotti’s [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Moving On: EADS Won’t Protest KC-X Award</title>
		<link>http://defensetech.org/2011/03/04/moving-on-eads-wont-protest-kc-x-award/</link>
		<comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/03/04/moving-on-eads-wont-protest-kc-x-award/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 18:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Also, in case you haven’t seen this one yet. EADS won’t protest the Air Force’s award of the $35 billion KC-X contract to rival Boeing. This means the decade-long KC-X saga is finally moving forward. Expect Boeing’s 767-based tankers to be in the air within the next five years, if all goes well from here [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fuel Burn Costs May Have Tipped KC-X Scales in Boeing’s Favor</title>
		<link>http://defensetech.org/2011/02/25/fuel-burn-costs-may-have-tipped-kc-x-scales-in-boeings-favor/</link>
		<comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/02/25/fuel-burn-costs-may-have-tipped-kc-x-scales-in-boeings-favor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While some may wonder why Boeing with its NewGen Tanker offering based off a smaller, older 767 design beat out EADS Airbus A330-based KC-45 to win the KC-X contract yesterday, it’s likely a matter of fuel efficiency and construction costs associated with housing the new jets. From DoDBuzz: The difference between the two bids may [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>58</slash:comments>
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		<title>KC-X: And the Winner Is, Boeing!</title>
		<link>http://defensetech.org/2011/02/24/kc-x-and-the-winner-is-boeing/</link>
		<comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/02/24/kc-x-and-the-winner-is-boeing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There you have it, folks. Boeing just pulled off the upset victory and defeated EADS to win a KC-X contract that will ultimately be worth roughly $35 billion to build 179 aerial tankers to replace the Air Force’s oldest KC-135s. In this third round of the decade-long KC-X saga, the Chicago-based company fended off European defense giant EADS’ aggressive bid [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>64</slash:comments>
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		<title>So Both Sides in KC-X Got Subsidies, Now What?</title>
		<link>http://defensetech.org/2011/01/31/so-both-sides-got-subsidies-in-kc-x-now-what/</link>
		<comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/01/31/so-both-sides-got-subsidies-in-kc-x-now-what/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Trade Organization has apparently issued a final ruling saying that Boeing did indeed recieve unfair — not illegal — subsidies that benefit the development of its aircraft fleet. According to the New York Times, the WTO ruled, in a confidential report, that Boeing received about $5 billion in subsidies. The WTO focused on about $24 [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>33</slash:comments>
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		<title>EADS Welcomes IG Investigation Into KC-X Mix Up</title>
		<link>http://defensetech.org/2011/01/28/eads-welcomes-ig-investigation-into-kc-x-mix-up/</link>
		<comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/01/28/eads-welcomes-ig-investigation-into-kc-x-mix-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you didn’t see it, yesterday a bipartisan group of senators signed on to a letter by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) calling for the Pentagon’s Inspector General to investigate the incident where the Air Force and sent rivals EADS and Boeing information on each others bids in the $35 billion KC-X contest. Now, EADS [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Substantial Piece of Refueling Boom Falls Off EADS Tanker</title>
		<link>http://defensetech.org/2011/01/20/substantial-piece-of-refueling-boom-falls-off-eads-tanker/</link>
		<comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/01/20/substantial-piece-of-refueling-boom-falls-off-eads-tanker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oops. A “substantial” part of the aerial refueling boom aboard an Airbus A330 MRTT tanker built for the Royal Australian Air Force broke off and fell into the Atlantic during a recent flight test. While everyone aboard the (Airbus crewed) tanker and refuelee was ok, a “major part of the boom broke off part-way through [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>65</slash:comments>
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		<title>KC-135 Replacement Effort Set to Enter its Second Decade</title>
		<link>http://defensetech.org/2010/12/17/kc-135-replacement-effort-set-to-enter-its-second-decade/</link>
		<comments>http://defensetech.org/2010/12/17/kc-135-replacement-effort-set-to-enter-its-second-decade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Us media types just received a holiday greeting from KC-X contender EADS North America’s press office reminding everyone we’re about to enter the second decade of Air Force’s push to replace its oldest KC-135s. I hope you have a great holiday season.  It’s been a pleasure working with you in 2010—and in the years preceding.  I [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<title>USAF Sent Info on Opposing Bids to KC-X Rivals</title>
		<link>http://defensetech.org/2010/11/19/usaf-send-info-on-opposing-kc-x-bids-to-rivals/</link>
		<comments>http://defensetech.org/2010/11/19/usaf-send-info-on-opposing-kc-x-bids-to-rivals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 22:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What!?!?! Just when we thought this was going to be wrapped up soon, the Air Force has mistakenly given Boeing and EADS information on the other team’s respective bids for KC-X. Read the following from Defense News: “Earlier this month, there was a clerical error that resulted in limited amounts of identical source selection information being [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>47</slash:comments>
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		<title>KC-X, Just Let it Happen Already</title>
		<link>http://defensetech.org/2010/11/03/kc-x-just-let-it-happen-already/</link>
		<comments>http://defensetech.org/2010/11/03/kc-x-just-let-it-happen-already/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:59:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Acquisition Reform]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[People have been speculating for months what impact a Republican takeover in Congress might mean for the KC-X competition. With last night’s Republican takeover of the House of Representatives and a KC-X contract due in the near future I thought I’d ask a few analysts who’ve been watching the contest for years to chime in with their latest. First [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>29</slash:comments>
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