[FreeReign]

Hey... simply put, the Air Force believed that Northrup Grumman produced a better plane than Boeing did. If the American company can’t make a plane that the Air Force deems to be superior to the foreign company, so be it.

You do realize that Northrop (that's with an "o")Grumman is an Amercian Company, right?

[AFreeBird]

You do realize that Northrop (that's with an "o")Grumman is an Amercian Company, right?

Sure is. But the company making the plane is called Airbus, which is part of EADS. The "E" in EADS stands for European.

If Jack Northrop were still running the show, he'd have built his own damn airframe and competing, instead of fronting for Airbus/EADS.

The next thing you know, Electric Boat will start fronting for Russia, in sub contracts for the Navy.