Top Pentagon weapons-buyer John Young gave an interesting interview to the Washington Post, published today, explaining his controversial decision to award a $40 billion contract for aerial refueling tankers to Northrop Grumman and Airbus parent European Aeronautic Defence & Space…

Even as Boeing lobbies the Pentagon for more time to design a bigger plane to offer as the Air Force’s new aerial refueling tanker, there are reports today that its rivals may do the same.

A report on Business Week’s website this morning…

Update: 12:20 p.m.: Boeing  spokesman Dan Beck says no decision has been made on its next step in the tanker deal and that it is “not discussing internal deliberations.”

The company has filed its comments on the new RFP with the…

The tanker PR war continues.

Boeing Co. today released an executive summary of the protest it filed last week with the Government Accountability Office over its loss to Northrop Grumman and EADS North America of the Air Force’s $40 billion contract…

After a several-hours-long meeting with Air Force acquisitions officials, Boeing still has “significant concerns” about the process by which Northrop Grumman and EADS were awarded a $40 billion contract to build aerial refueling tankers, Boeing tanker program manager Mark McGraw said in…

One of the biggest Air Force acquisition decisions of the decade has been made. But only a select few people know how it turned out. The rest of us just have to wait.

Top Air Force procurement officials met Monday to…