EADS has formally requested that the Pentagon extend a deadline for proposals in the Pentagon's $35 billion, next-generation tanker competition in order to prepare a bid, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told lawmakers today. While Defense Department officials have not made a decision on whether to push back the May 10 deadline, Gates told senators the Pentagon would not change the bidding parameters outlined in the request for proposals. His comments came during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing this afternoon. Earlier...
