Boeing delays choosing partners in GBSD bid, explores broad commonality

By Rachel Cohen / November 11, 2016 at 9:15 AM
A Boeing official said this week the company does not plan to choose subcontractors in its bid to create the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent until the Air Force firms up its requirements, trying to ensure they choose industry partners who are best-suited to work on the service's final proposal instead of preempting Air Force needs. "We think it's wise to wait until the requirements are firm to give the government the maximum flexibility as they establish those requirements, and then we...

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