Tanker takers.Tanker Takers: The United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates, federation of sheikhdoms (2005 est. pop. 2,563,000), c.30,000 sq mi (77,700 sq km), SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. became the third nation to choose the air tanker being developed by Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is an aerospace and defense conglomerate that is the result of the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company is the third largest defense contractor for the U.S. Corp. and Airbus for its next generation air-refueling tanker. The UAE (Uninterruptible Application Error) The name given to a crash in Windows 3.0. In subsequent versions of Windows, a crash was called a "General Protection Fault," "Application Error" or "Illegal Operation." See crash in Windows and abend. joins the United Kingdom and Australia in opting for the A330 Multi-Role Tanker/Transport over Boeing Co.'s less expensive and smaller KC-767. Northrop and Airbus are developing the tanker primarily to compete with Boeing for a U.S. Air Force contract expected to be worth as much as $100 billion. EADS EADS European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V. EADS Expeditionary Air Defense System (USMC) EADS Extended Air Defense Systems EADS Environmental Assessment Data System EADS Echelons Above Division Study said the two parties will now negotiate the purchase of the jets, which are expected to be ready by 2011. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion