Topic: EADS KC

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- While American troops abroad are performing with honor and professionalism under chaotic and life-threatening conditions, it seems their bureaucratic counterparts at the U.S. Department of Defense have let down their guard.

WASHINGTON, June 18 (UPI) -- Compared to Boeing's KC-767, the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co.'s KC-30 air tanker is easier to attack in combat, would occupy more space at military airports, requires extensive facility renovations, provides less flexibility in major military operations, and burns far more fuel.

ST. LOUIS, April 3 (UPI) -- Boeing said Thursday that the U.S. Air Force found its KC-767 air tanker more combat worthy than the KC-30.

WASHINGTON, March 20 (UPI) -- Although the U.S. Air Force has clearly chosen the Northrop Grumman-EADS KC-45A air tanker over its rival, the Boeing KC-767, political uncertainties continue to cast their shadows over the decision, both in the United States and Europe.

WASHINGTON, March 19 (UPI) -- The debate over the rival merits of the Northrop-Grumman-EADS KC-45A air tanker and the Boeing KC-767 is one of the most intense and difficult in the recent history of U.S. military procurement because of the broad range and complexities of the issues involved.