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Archives by date > 2010 > December > 5th

Rapid Fire 2010-12-06: European Decline

Dec 05, 2010 22:48 UTC

  • Northern exposure: New South Korean Defense Minister Kim says country should refocus its military capabilities to deal with threat from North.

  • Decline and fall: Could European military budget cuts undermine the continent’s international clout even further?

  • Strategy Analytics: The market for military embedded computers based on COTS components is predicted to double by 2010 to $4 billion.

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$1.1B to Boeing for KC-135 Tanker Maintenance

Dec 05, 2010 09:41 UTC

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Latest updates: $20M for fleet engineering support.
AIR KC-135 Refuels Norwegian F-16 Afghanistan Nordetman

KC-135 & RNoAF
F-16, Afghanistan

While Boeing and EADS duke it out for the USA’s $20-30 billion KC-X order of about 175 aerial tankers with secondary cargo capacity, the existing KC-135 fleet still needs to be maintained. Based on the 707 airliner’s initial designs, the KC-135s first entered service in 1954, and they were delivered until 1965. Despite their age, they remain the mainstay of the USA’s aerial tanker fleet as it helps fighters make long-distance flights, keeps US and foreign combat air patrols on station, refuels transports on their way to remote destinations, and generally makes long-range force projection possible.

Unforeseen mechanical issues and the accompanying fleet groundings would create a crippling bottleneck in this defining array of American airpower capabilities, which is why KC-X was designated as the USAF’s highest procurement priority. Meanwhile, the KC-135s need to be well and carefully maintained in order to avoid that bottleneck. Which is why Boeing received a $1.1 billion, 10-year contract to maintain the USAF’s KC-135 fleet, after breaking with its former partners at Pemco/AAII. That kicked off a series of competitions, appeals, and reversals that reached all the way to American appeals courts:

  • The Winner
  • Contract Background [updated]
  • Contracts and Key Events [updated]
  • Additional Readings

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