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U.S. tanker aircraft Russian company wants to race billion deal aboard

could in the competition for the billion-dollar contract by the Pentagon on 179 tanker aircraft will be a surprising turn: the Russian aviation group prepares UAC obviously an offer. Together with a U.S. partner, he wants to compete against Boeing.

Washington - The majority of the Russian state-owned companies prepare jointly with a U.S. partner on a bid, said a UAC active advocate for the news agency AFP in New York. On Monday, the cooperation of the public are presented. UAC was established in 2006 during the tenure of the then Russian President Vladimir Putin.

At the invitation of U.S. Defense Department is about to build 179 tanker aircraft for 35 billion dollars (the equivalent of € 25.8 billion). So far, the Pentagon is only an offer from the U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing . The European rival Airbus considered on Friday, however the resumption of the bidding race after the U.S. government had signaled that the tender period may be extended.

The Airbus parent EADS and its U.S. partner Northrop Grumman had last week withdrawn from the bidding . As a reason they stated that the notice of the Pentagon was clearly tailored to Boeing. This has triggered outrage in Europe, the USA has been accused of protectionism .

The billion-commissioned by the Pentagon has a long history: The first call had Boeing won in 2003, in a second method implemented by EADS and Northrop Grumman. Both procurement procedures were canceled, however, awarded the contract each time.