http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080301/ap_on_bi_ge/northrop_eads_air_force_tanker]Northrop, EADS win $35B Air Force deal (AP)[/URL]



AP - The Air Force on Friday awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. and a European partner a $35 billion contract to build airborne refueling planes, delivering a major blow to Boeing Co.