EADS TODAVIA MUESTRA INTERES AL PENTAGONO SOBRE EL KC-X/EADS tells Pentagon it might still vie for tanker deal

EADS ha mostrado interés al pentágono en continuar en el concurso que proveerá a Estados Unidos de un nuevo avión cisterna que sustituirá al KC-135, a pesar de la retirada de su socio Northrop El Departamento de Defensa, vería con buenos ojos la entrada de EADS y alargaria de una manera razonable el plazo de presentración de ofertas, fijado actualmente en Mayo de 2010. Ausente Northrop EADS, su rival Boeing se perfila como el ganador para suministrar 179 aviones cisterna en las próximas décadas.
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Europe's EADS has told the Pentagon of its possible interest in continuing to vie for a multibillion-dollar contract for a new U.S. aerial refueling fleet despite the end of a trans-Atlantic partnership formed to bid
The Defense Department would welcome an EADS bid and would consider a "reasonable extension" to the May deadline for bids if necessary, said Geoff Morrell, the Pentagon press secretary, in an emailed statement.
Absent a bid involving Airbus parent EADS , rival Boeing Co is poised to win a sole-source contract to build up to 179 refueling planes and compete for follow-on orders in future decades.