Thursday, February 17, 2011

EADS cuts price on US tanker bid

EADS cuts price on US tanker bid: "European aerospace giant EADS on Wednesday said it had lowered its bid for a $35 billion US Air Force aerial refueling tanker contract against US rival Boeing.
EADS North America chairman Ralph Crosby told reporters at a Washington news conference: 'We did in fact revise our proposal and our price.'
The European Aeronautic Defence and Space company 'improved and updated the pricing' of the proposed A330 aircraft made by France-based unit Airbus and submitted a 'very competitive price proposal,' he said."
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NATO Missile Defense for Europe





NATO has agreed to provide ballistic missile defense or BMD for all of Europe. This NATO BMD will protect NATO (European and American) military forces in Europe. It will also – for the very first time – protect the civilian population throughout Europe from ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction launched from the Middle East.
Much of this NATO missile defense for Europe – known as the European Phased Adaptive Approach – will actually be provided by the United States armed forces. This will include seaborne AEGIS missile defense on board US Navy ships in the Mediterranean, as well as land based radars and interceptor missiles.
This e-book describes how NATO missile defense for Europe will be organized and implemented.