Originally Posted by
chopper2004
Laughingly was it not exactly a decade ago ..that it was the KC-X competition where A330 was pitched and dismiissed because it was not American
Ummm, the European offer won that competition and was awarded the contract. Granted the award was contested and due to clear violations of the acquisition process by USAF the award was tossed out. The next contest went nowhere, although the Airbus product was favored when the program died. The third contest was won by Boeing not because it was American, but because Airbuss's US partner pulled out and Airbus was going it alone with an offer that was no longer fully compliant with the requirements.