[CARTOUCHE]

Sending our military dollars to a foreign entity should be forbidden. The money should stay here and employ as many Americans as feasible. Yes, Boeing has overseas partners, but building inhouse is the way to go. What happens if WW3 breaks out and we are unable to restock lost aircraft from overseas sources like EADS?

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

EADS should have the right to bid for a contract. If the USAF did not want to have the contract bidded, they should have listed it as a “No Bid” contract. The military allows “no bid” contracts.

[PAR35]

More likely to be able to get parts from EADS than from Boeing’s partners in Red China, the dear friend of North Korea.

[blam]

"Sending our military dollars to a foreign entity should be forbidden. The money should stay here and employ as many Americans as feasible. "

They'll be built here in Mobile, Alabama.

[Oztrich Boy]

What happens if WW3 breaks out and we are unable to restock lost aircraft from overseas sources like EADS?

These days you have to have the equipment in service the day war starts.

Even if you don't, the assembly plant will be in the US, and all the tanker specific equipment is US manufactured. If the situation becomes extreme, take commercial A330-200F aircraft into service and add the tanker bits.