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Northrop Grumman Wants Subsidy Feud Off Table In Tanker Rebid

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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

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By Marina Malenic A World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on an aircraft subsidies dispute expected this week should not be allowed to influence how a hotly contested multibillion dollar Air Force contract is awarded, Northrop Grumman [NOC] officials said yesterday. The WTO case, which has dragged on for nearly five years, was launched by Washington against European Union countries for allegedly providing illegal subsidies to Airbus. Boeing supporters contend that the alleged subsidies--estimated to be worth some $25 billion--gave Airbus,…

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