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7/14/08

Seattle Times: Airbus parent looks toward more U.S. military business

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Airbus parent looks toward more U.S. military business

Despite the Pentagon decision last week to redo the big Air Force refueling-tanker competition won in February by Airbus parent EADS and its partner Northrop Grumman, top EADS executives remain determined to break into the U.S. defense market. They talked about making a billion-dollar U.S. acquisition next year. And they are eyeing more than tankers. They aim to eventually replace more than 450 U.S. Army midsize transport planes. Boeing doesn't have a candidate plane for that role.

Saturday, EADS leaders shrugged off the tanker rebid and expressed confidence that the original award will be sustained.

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