The weapons contract, which will provide an estimated 50,000 jobs, is one of the biggest in history and by far the largest likely to be awarded mens summer fashion 2011 under the Obama administration.
The long-awaited decision followed years of contentious jockeying and millions of dollars spent on advertising and lobbying by the two companies. Boeing and European Aeronautic Defence and Space (EADS), manufacturer of the Airbus, each had won the award once before, only to see it pulled back amid allegations of impropriety in the contracting process.
Considerations in the award, Lynn said, were "warfighting requirements, price and life-cycle costs." He and Air Force Secretary Michael Donley emphasized that both manufacturers had demonstrated they guess purses could deliver on 372 requirements specified in the contract.
"Multiply that by 179 planes, times 30 years of service life and it becomes very big," Thompson said.
"These are fixed-price contracts," Donley said. The decision "reflects our efforts to deliver better value to the warfighter . . . in a budget process that we realize is not going to give us more money every year."
The Air Force has set the tankers as its highest procurement priority. Most of the aircraft operating in the Afghanistan war zone depend on extensive aerial refueling, and "without a large tanker fleet, it is very hard for U.S. military aircraft to get to many parts of the world," Thompson said.
The entire refueling fleet is expected to be replaced over the next 10 to 20 years through second and third contracts for a power balance total of up to $100 billion. Some defense experts have doubts that many planes currently in operation can last that long.
2011年2月25日星期五
Charlie Sheen's latest radio rant apparently triggered a decision
CBS placed the sitcom on "production hiatus" after the actor began rehab treatments in the wake of an emergency hospital mens summer fashion 2011 visit in late January. The show was scheduled to resume taping on four more episodes next week.
"Based on the totality of Charlie Sheen's statements, conduct and condition, CBS and Warner Bros. Television have decided to discontinue production of 'Two and a Half Men' for the remainder of the season," the network and studio said in a joint statement Thursday.
Sheen appeared to challenge producers to take action earlier Thursday when he was a guest on "The Alex Jones Radio Show."
A short time after the cancellation was announced, Sheen sent a written statement to celebrity news website TMZ.
"I gracefully ignored this folly for 177 shows," Sheen wrote to TMZ. "I fire back once and this contaminated little maggot can't handle my power and can't handle the truth."
Sheen's battle with producers is a sharp guess purses contrast to the kind words he had for them early this month in a written statement thanking the network executives for their support.
Another Sheen radio interview last week raised concern about the actor's stability.
Sheen, talking on "The Dan Patrick Show," advised people to stay away from crack cocaine "unless you can manage it socially."
He told Patrick then that he was ready to return to the show.
"I healed really quickly, but I also unravel really quickly, so get me right now guys," Sheen said. "Get me right now."
Sheen was "very, very intoxicated, also apparently in a lot of pain" on the morning of January 27, according to a 911 call from a doctor who had just talked to the actor.
Porn actress Kacey Jordan has told media outlets that a two-day party preceded Sheen's collapse.
Paramedics went to Sheen's Los Angeles home and then power balance took him by ambulance to a hospital, where he spent several hours.
While his representative blamed a hernia for Sheen's pain, he later announced the actor was undergoing rehab at home.
"Based on the totality of Charlie Sheen's statements, conduct and condition, CBS and Warner Bros. Television have decided to discontinue production of 'Two and a Half Men' for the remainder of the season," the network and studio said in a joint statement Thursday.
Sheen appeared to challenge producers to take action earlier Thursday when he was a guest on "The Alex Jones Radio Show."
A short time after the cancellation was announced, Sheen sent a written statement to celebrity news website TMZ.
"I gracefully ignored this folly for 177 shows," Sheen wrote to TMZ. "I fire back once and this contaminated little maggot can't handle my power and can't handle the truth."
Sheen's battle with producers is a sharp guess purses contrast to the kind words he had for them early this month in a written statement thanking the network executives for their support.
Another Sheen radio interview last week raised concern about the actor's stability.
Sheen, talking on "The Dan Patrick Show," advised people to stay away from crack cocaine "unless you can manage it socially."
He told Patrick then that he was ready to return to the show.
"I healed really quickly, but I also unravel really quickly, so get me right now guys," Sheen said. "Get me right now."
Sheen was "very, very intoxicated, also apparently in a lot of pain" on the morning of January 27, according to a 911 call from a doctor who had just talked to the actor.
Porn actress Kacey Jordan has told media outlets that a two-day party preceded Sheen's collapse.
Paramedics went to Sheen's Los Angeles home and then power balance took him by ambulance to a hospital, where he spent several hours.
While his representative blamed a hernia for Sheen's pain, he later announced the actor was undergoing rehab at home.
2011年2月10日星期四
Rep. Chris Lee of New York abruptly resigned Wednesday evening
Rep. Chris Lee of New York abruptly resigned Wednesday evening, hours after a gossip Web site reported that the married Republican had allegedly sent flirtatious e-mail messages
and a shirtless photo of himself to a woman he met online.power balance.
Lee experienced his fall from grace in a single afternoon, undone at the speed of the digital age. At lunchtime Wednesday, he was an obscure but promising second-term
congressman. Then, at 2:33 p.m., the Web site Gawker posted an alleged e-mail exchange between a man who used Lee's name - but identified himself as a divorced lobbyist - and
an unidentified woman. Gawker reported that the two had met through the personals section of Craigslist.
After that, the familiar cycles of a Washington sex scandal were compressed into a blur of tweets and news alerts. There was confusion, a hint of denial, then a pledge from Lee to
"work it out" with his wife.coach outlet store.
and a shirtless photo of himself to a woman he met online.power balance.
Lee experienced his fall from grace in a single afternoon, undone at the speed of the digital age. At lunchtime Wednesday, he was an obscure but promising second-term
congressman. Then, at 2:33 p.m., the Web site Gawker posted an alleged e-mail exchange between a man who used Lee's name - but identified himself as a divorced lobbyist - and
an unidentified woman. Gawker reported that the two had met through the personals section of Craigslist.
After that, the familiar cycles of a Washington sex scandal were compressed into a blur of tweets and news alerts. There was confusion, a hint of denial, then a pledge from Lee to
"work it out" with his wife.coach outlet store.
Pakistan's army has carried out a series of offensives
Pakistan's army has carried out a series of offensives against al Qaeda-linked Taliban insurgents. But the operations in lawless tribal areas along the Afghan border have failed to break
the resolve of Taliban fighters determined to destabilize the U.S.-backed government.power balance.
The brazen bombing on Thursday in the northwestern town of Mardan suggested militants are regrouping after a lull in major attacks.
Militant operations in recent months have been mostly sectarian and have not focused on military targets.
"The bomber struck recruits when cadets were busy in their morning training," a military official told Reuters. At least 20 people were wounded.
The boy apparently walked into the compound, officials said.coach outlet store.
"It seems the Taliban are still a very potent force because they continue to attack installations, even if they have been quiet for a time," said former general Talat Masood.
the resolve of Taliban fighters determined to destabilize the U.S.-backed government.power balance.
The brazen bombing on Thursday in the northwestern town of Mardan suggested militants are regrouping after a lull in major attacks.
Militant operations in recent months have been mostly sectarian and have not focused on military targets.
"The bomber struck recruits when cadets were busy in their morning training," a military official told Reuters. At least 20 people were wounded.
The boy apparently walked into the compound, officials said.coach outlet store.
"It seems the Taliban are still a very potent force because they continue to attack installations, even if they have been quiet for a time," said former general Talat Masood.
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