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February 29th, 2008 at 11:57 pm

Northrop, EADS win $35B Air Force deal (AP)

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In this photo released by the US Department of Defense a B-2 Spirit multi-role bomber conducts air refueling operations with a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Pacific on April 4, 2005. The Air Force on Friday Feb. 29, 2008 awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co., the maker of Airbus planes a $35 billion contract to build airborne refueling planes, delivering a major blow to Boeing Co.   (AP Photo/DoD photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis, U.S. Air Force)AP - The Air Force on Friday awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. and a European partner a $35 billion contract to build airborne refueling planes, delivering a major blow to Boeing Co.


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