As the US military prepares to award a USD35 million tanker contract in mid-November, the two bidders are continuing a heated public debate over the merits of their offers.rnEADS is offering a variant of its A330-200 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT), known as the KC-45, for the US Air Force's (USAF's) tanker contest. Rival Boeing is offering its 'NewGen' tanker: a modified version of the KC-767 that has been sold to Italy and Japan.rnWhen EADS announced on 7 October that its A330 MRTT had been granted its military cer-rntification, company officials were eager to link the milestone tc the KC-45, calling it "the only modern tanker transport in the US tanker competition that is flying today, certified for military operations and meets US Air Force refuelling requirements".
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