Boeing and its supporters have made this argument in the past. It's a very defensive approach. A company that expects to win the contract wouldn't make this argument since they don't want to share the contract with the competing team.
Boeing raises industrial base concerns ahead of AF tanker contest
(HeraldNet.com) The Boeing Co.'s defense programs chief voiced concern Thursday over the country's industrial base as the Air Force tanker competition looms."Once you do destroy a capability ... it's very difficult to reconstruct," said Jim Albaugh, who leads Boeing's defense programs, during the company's investors' conference Thursday.
Boeing and its supporters have raised the red flag over the potential of losing the country's industrial base if the Pentagon gives the Air Force tanker bid to its competitor Northrop Grumman and EADS.
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