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Originally Posted by N. Eberhard
...However, I do think that there will be some future 'greasing' of Boeing's coffers via some other lesser publicized contracts to make up for them being blindsided.
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I don't think that Boeing were 'blindsided', I just think they didn't supply a product that was good enough to win the contest. By the sentiment surrounding this decision, it appears that the contract should have been handed to Boeing on a silver platter whilst also allowing them to decide what they want to charge the US taxpayers for it. If Boeing were supposed to be a
shoe-in for this contest then NG/EADs should never have been invited to tender for the KC-X. The fact that NG/EADS won the contest noting these factors speaks volumes about their product.