The US Department of Defense says they will release final guidelines for the Air Force Aerial Refueling Tanker Contract in the next week.
The controversial plane - the KC-45, is long overdue and needed to replace a nearly ancient fleet of military KC-135, Boeing 707-based aircraft model.
There are published reports claiming Boeing may drop out of the race all together if the DoD does not change the deadline for submitting a proposal.
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