Yup, I recall that the KC-330 was to be built in Mobile, Alabama. So techinically, it is a US plane. I am suprised that the KC-330 got it and not the KC-767. Not so much because of the US design vs. EU design BS but more fore the size debate that kept popping up.
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Th KC-135 were excellent plane but they have made there time.
I trully care about the US economy because it influence the word economy (BTW, do you know where I am? Never only base you statement on what you see). If it is going fine there, everybody is happy. That shopuld be the case.
The decision taken today (if it is really confirmed) will change things for the US air force in the good way.
It is a hard time for the chicago-based Boeing company (you remember that they relocalized) that is now more an integration company than a plane manufacturer (see the 787, more than 30% is develloped and build outside the US, in Japan and Italy for example). But Boeing has the base to one day retake the lead, I am sure about that and look forward for this day.
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You realize that a lot of the parts that go into EADS products (primarly the airliners and airliner based aircraft) are produced and designed outside of Europe, do you?