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Air Force

Patience, Perseverance Led To Aviation Awards, Former Northrop Grumman Official Says

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Thursday, July 10th, 2008

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By Geoff Fein While there is considerable public awareness concerning the Air Force's new KC(X) tanker program, especially after yesterday's decision by DoD to recompete the program, what is not as prominent, yet quite a story in its own right, is how Northrop Grumman [NOC] prevailed in recent years to win three major military aircraft competitions--KC(X), the Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) system, and the Navy's Unmanned Combat Aerial System-Demonstrator (UCAS-D) program. This journey for Northrop Grumman was one…

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