Northrop: Boeing Given ‘Unfair’ Edge in Tanker Deal

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The Pentagon has given Boeing Co. an “unfair” advantage in the latest competition for a troubled $35 billion tanker contract, a Northrop Grumman Corp. executive said Tuesday.

The Pentagon shared Northrop’s pricing data from its previous bid with Chicago-based Boeing, but did not reveal Boeing’s cost estimates to Northrop.

“It is fundamentally unfair, and distorts any new competition, to provide such critical information to only one of the bidders,” Paul Meyer, a Northrop Grumman vice president, said. “The company will continue to work with its customer to fully resolve this issue.”

Los Angeles-based Northrop and partner Airbus parent European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. N.V. are competing against Boeing for the third time to replace the aging refueling tankers.





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