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Delayed Bombshell.
- Source :
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Aviation Week & Space Technology . 5/2/2005, Vol. 162 Issue 18, p28-29. 2p. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- The article reports that after auditors found evidence of favoritism in a 2001 competition, the U.S. Air Force is reversing its strategy and recompeting the second phase of the Small-Diameter Bomb (SDB) program. Lockheed Martin Corp., which lost the contract in 2003 to Boeing Co., says it is "evaluating" whether there is a "proper business case" to place a bid. Boeing estimates the initial SDB contract, worth $188 million, would eventually lead to more than $2.5 billion in worldwide sales, including a USAF order of more than 24,000 weapons. The conduct of the competition came into question after former top Air Force acquisition official Darleen Druyun received a prison sentence for improper job negotiations with Boeing while she was overseeing the company's Air Force programs.
- Subjects :
- *CONTRACTS
*AIR forces
*WEAPONS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00052175
- Volume :
- 162
- Issue :
- 18
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Aviation Week & Space Technology
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 16979258