Morin: give EADS fair shake at USAF tanker bid

Read ArticleThe Washington Post: MOBILE, Alabama (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy expects to issue a request for proposals for 10 new shallow-water warships within weeks, a top Navy official said on Monday.

Defense News: PARIS - French Defense Minister Hervé Morin said he told U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates that he hoped EADS and Northrop Grumman would get a fair chance to compete for the U.S. Air Force tender for tanker aircraft.

"I reminded my friend Robert Gates that when one is a country that stands up for the market economy, it can't be a one-way street," Morin told a Feb. 8 joint press conference with Gates here.  Read Article

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