Several times a week since Boeing launched its challenge to Northrop's aerial refueling tanker win earlier this year, Northrop has sent out regular emails quoting people and newspaper articles and giving its spin on the Air Force tanker issue.
Since the Pentagon delayed awarding of the $35 billion tanker contract yesterday, Northrop hasn't sent me that daily email. It may be too early to say there's a change in its PR strategy, although you'd think that Northrop has a lot lot to say about what happened. Maybe Northrop is trying to formulate its next move from a PR standpoint.
Or maybe the Pentagon's move was so sudden and absolute that it has thrown Northrop for a loop. Or else, Northrop sees no reason to continue its frequent emails until the new Administration enters the White House.
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