Boeing lands the $35 billion military contract to build 179 tankers. The battle for the contract was between Boeing Co. and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. and many believed the later would come out with the contract but Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn stated that Boeing was the "clear win".

Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn, and Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Technology and Logistics Ashton Carter
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