The NEAT RFI was looking at replacing the E-6B (707) TAke Charge And Move Out /Airborne Command Post (ABNCP) C-32 (757) Executive Airlift and E-4B (747) National Airborne Operations Center possibly (I suspect preferably) with a single (widebody) platform. Expectation of long production run, sustained spares availability, and very high unrefueled range are criteria. Commonality with the KC-46 make a 767 airframe the front runner, possibly a re-run of the E-10 with NG?. Does Airbus have the requisite experience in converting civil aircraft to a military role with the requisite CBRN protection? Without a major US partner in the lead I suspect Airbus is a non-runner. Ojectively Anybody But Boeing would make strategic procurement sense to break its expectation of being the sole supplier of aircaft based on small commercial aircraft (737/319/320/321 size) and above to the DoD. But as ever Designed and Made in the US of A plus pork is likely to win. The C-32 is considered too cramped which suggests a narrow body is off the menu.