Oh so its okay for the FRENCH to DENY BOEING to bid on there Tanker Contract.
FAIR IS FAIR Hope they can the EADS and go with the BEST PALNE BOEING KC-767
I think the French Air Force got some key performance parameter in common with US Air Force, e.g. insight in technique.
No insight, no deal.
Another key performance parameter is range for countries like the UK (distance Ascension Island to Falkland Islands 4,000 nm), Australia (Cocos (Keeling) Islands to Norfolk Island 4,000 nm) and France (France to French Guiana about 3,500 nm). Just compare with expansions of countries which bought KC-767 like Japan (Tokyo to Iwo Jima 650 nm, greatest expansion 1.600 nm Hateruma Shima to cape Shiretoko ) or Italy (greatest expansion 700 nm Rifugio Tridentina to Lampedusa)
But the French played fair. The minimum requirement for fuel capability was set to 244,000 lb. As I heard Boeing didn't offered KC-777.