Northrop Grumman, which in 2008 was named the victor in the Pentagon’s $40 billion KC-X tanker competition only to have the win taken away, announced on Monday that it will not re-submit its bid, citing unfairness in the contest with Boeing.
Wes Bush, chief executive of Northrop Grumman Corporation, said in a statement that the company opted not to submit a bid to the Department of Defense after reaching the conclusion that proposal “clearly favors Boeing’s smaller refueling tanker and does not provide adequate value recognition of the added capability of a larger tanker, precluding us from any competitive opportunity.”