May 06 Watch Boeing, Northrop Grumman Clash Over Tanker Contract Aircraft companies Boeing and Northrop Grumman are locked in a battle for an air tanker contract from the U.S. Air Force. The fight has stretched from courtrooms to Capitol Hill, as legislators representing the companies' respective districts join the fray. Continue watching
May 06 Watch Extended Interview: Ronald Sugar, chairman and CEO of Northrop Grumman Ronald Sugar, chairman and CEO of Northrop Grumman, discusses securing the Air Force's contract to build a new fleet of refueling aircraft and his reaction to Boeing's appeal of the decision in this extended interview. Continue watching
May 06 Watch Extended Interview: Mark McGraw, vice president of Boeing's tanker program Mark McGraw, vice president of Boeing's tanker program, expresses his dismay at the Air Force granting the air tanker contract to Nothrop Grumman and the steps Boeing is taking in response. Continue watching
May 06 Watch Extended Interview: Air Force Gen. Gregory Martin Gen. Gregory Martin, former commander of the Air Force Material Command and a Northrop Grumman consultant, talks about the competition process and eventual awarding of the Air Force's contract to Northrop Grumman for new refueling aircraft. Continue watching
May 06 Watch Extended Interview: Air Force Gen. Ronald Fogleman Gen. Ronald Fogleman, Air Force chief of staff from 1994 to 1997 and a Boeing consultant, offers his perspective on the Air Force's controversial decision to award Northrop Grumman the contract to build a fleet of air tankers. Continue watching
May 06 Watch Extended Interview: Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., a member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, discusses her objections to the Air Force giving Nothrop Grumman the contract for new refueling airplanes, instead of Boeing. Continue watching
May 06 Watch Extended Interview: Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., a member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, recounts how Northrop Grumman garnered the Air Force's contract for building new air tankers, and how his state would benefit. Continue watching
May 06 Indonesia Mulls Quitting OPEC; Oil Prices Leap Past $122 a Barrel By PBS News Hour Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Tuesday that his country is considering dropping out of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries based on its declining oil output. Continue reading
May 05 Watch Horse Euthanasia Raises Questions After Kentucky Derby This year's Kentucky Derby was marred by the events following the filly Eight Belles' second place finish when she collapsed on the track and was subsequently euthanized. Two experts discuss the state of horse racing and the extremes to which… Continue watching
May 01 U.S. Airstrikes Kill al-Qaida Leader in Somalia By Admin, PBS News Hour U.S. war planes killed the suspected head of al-Qaida in Somalia and as many as 30 other people Thursday in an overnight airstrike, a U.S. defense official said. The head of the Islamic insurgent group confirmed the attack killed its… Continue reading