I made my living flying Boeing KC-135’s for years; I doubt that you did. If Boeing had wanted this contract badly enough, they could have won it.
The got outsold. Airbus handed their freakin’ lunch to ‘em.
I loved the -135, but I want those following in my footsteps to have the best equipment, and any more....I don’t give a flying fiddler’s damn where it’s made. If America wants to reclaim her manufacturing crown, let her stand UP and take the damned thing.
I’m sick of the whining.
I would like the military to have the best also. However, the national security issues at stake here really demand that such planes and other weapons be manufactured from start to finish in the US. Also, you assume that our government chose the best plane. This is debatable in my opinion. I hope the contract wasn’t awarded to the company that could provide the most cash rewards (campaign and otherwise) to our Senators and other elected officials...but I fear it was.