Oh well I’m sure that the Congress and Senate will kill the Scarebus anyway especially after the DOD is Changing the RFP again.
Kill the French P.O.S. Save american jobs and give us the Tanker that was requested in the Original RFP.
And that is what alot of air crews are saying on different Tanker blogs. Let alone at the Base Clubs.
Like jingoism saved the US automotive industry?
Oh well I’m sure that the Congress and Senate will kill the Scarebus anyway especially after the DOD is Changing the RFP again.
Congress or Senate may only kill the changed RFP. After that we'll have a totally new team at DoD and a new RFP within a year or more. Then again the loser will go to GAO ... after 5 years Boeing ultimately wins the contract at supreme court. After 5 more years Boeing is able to provide a working solution with speed limits and without all the goodies the claimed to build in because it'll be to expensive. Meanwhile Air Force rents refueling capacity from several Arabian countries like Saudi Arabia or UAE because KC-135 fleet is grounded due to accidents like the one at Geilenkirchen AB ...
And that is what alot of air crews are saying on different Tanker blogs. Let alone at the Base Clubs.
Can you provide a link to this well informed tanker blogs?