Gov. Bob Riley (R-Ala.) has asked Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who campaigned for Alabama’s top elected official last week, to push for a “totally open” process in awarding contracts for the Air Force’s tanker competition, reports Associated Press news service. McCain, who has taken issue with USAF’s inclusion of the subsidy issue before the World Trade Organization in the contract award process, already has joined forces with Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions and Sen. Richard Shelby, who, along with Riley want to ensure the Northrop Grumman-EADS team has a seat at the tanker table. At stake is a multibillion-dollar aircraft plant to be built in Mobile, Ala., where a Northrop Grumman-EADS tanker would go for assembly.
Skunk Works Uncrewed NGAS Concept Gets New Attention
Nov. 9, 2024
An artist’s rendering of a Lockheed Martin Skunk Works concept for a potential stealthy and autonomous Next-Generation Air-refueling System (NGAS) aircraft is getting new attention after a repeat display at the recent Airlift/Tanker Association meeting.