Originally Posted by
Spur
No, only the 1st 4 would be flown to mobile. The rest would be assembled there, then modified by Northrop.
I thought Northrop dropped its participation with EADS when the new RFP was released (favoring the smaller tanker design).
The truth is that such large scale manufacturing is by necessity an international business. I wonder how many Boeing parts are made in Europe?
At least Boeing hasn't had a boom fall off yet.