Boeing and Northrop Grumman on Jan. 3 submitted their final proposals in the Air Force's KC-X tanker-recapitalization contest, leaving it in USAF's hands to choose the winner in the multibillion-dollar program. February was the expected contract award month. But senior Air Force officials said throughout the course of the competition that they would not rush a decision, since they intended to complete the extensive source-selection process properly, given the enormous stakes. Indeed KC-X is USAF's top procurement priority.
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