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> Airbus sued the Air Force after losing the KC-X contract You have it backward. Airbus won the contract initially. Boeing sued and managed to get the bidding
by sailingparrot 5y ago
> Airbus sued the Air Force after losing the KC-X contract
You have it backward. Airbus won the contract initially. Boeing sued and managed to get the bidding process restarted from scratch. Boeing won that second bid and Airbus decided to not protest, probably because they knew they had 0 chance against Boeing lobbying power in the US.