Ink for the Tanker
U.S. Air Force officials have confirmed they signed a $3.5 billion contract with Boeing to design and deliver the first 18 KC-46A refueling tankers by 2017. The company won the contract over EADS North America, after a nearly decade-long battle to start building 179 replacements for the KC-135.
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