Northrop gets $3.8B Air Force deal | Fox10tv.com

Northrop gets $3.8B Air Force deal | Fox10tv.com: "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Northrop Grumman Corp. beat out rival Boeing Co. for a $3.8 billion deal to provide logistics services for the KC-10, a fleet of aerial refueling tankers, the Pentagon said late Thursday.

U.S. plane maker Boeing, based in Chicago, builds the KC-10 and currently holds the current service contract for the plane, which is set to expire in January. It has been providing 24-hour service, seven days a week on the aircraft since 1998."