Rapid Fire: 2010-02-24

Feb 23, 2010 20:50 UTC by Defense Industry Daily staff

USAF is expected to issue final terms for $35 billion aerial tanker competition this week.
DEW Line: who is behind the dual-sourcing lobby for KC-X?
USA to retire its BGM-109A nuclear Tomahawk cruise missiles.
Dutch cabinet collapse freezes F-35 buy [in Dutch]; plane may become an election issue.
Oshkosh to sell $500 million in senior notes to repay debt.
USAF: No, we aren’t buying the airborne laser.
What’s next for BAE’s Mantis close-support UCAV(Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle)?
Jacobs secures $38.7 million contract to support transition of Navy Marine Corps Intranet to the NGEN network.

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