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Associated Press - November 3, 2009 3:34 PM ET
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas officials are keeping an eye on the bidding for the next generation of Air Force refueling tankers.
The competition pits Chicago-based Boeing Co. against Los Angeles-based Northrop Grumman Corp. and Airbus parent European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co.
Kansas would be in the supply & demand chain if Boeing were to get the project.
Boeing's Wichita plant likely would add jobs to finish construction of the aircraft. And the planes would replace the Eisenhower-era aircraft currently flown by the Air Force and Air National Guard from Kansas bases.
In addition, Wichita-based Spirit Aerosystems is a major supplier to Boeing and is expected to make many of the components that would be used on the new refueler.
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