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Is NG Going To Work With Boeing On KC-X?

KC135TopBoom From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 11708 posts, RR: 52
Posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 2721 times:

In a Boeing blog about the KC-767 will add some 1100 jobs in IL, it seems one of the local companies is NG out of Rolling Meadows, IL. I know this is just one division but, is NG jumping the EADS KC-X ship?

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zeke From Hong Kong, joined Dec 2006, 7725 posts, RR: 73
Reply 1, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 2627 times:

AFAIK the NG Rolling Meadows is home to the NG Defensive Systems Division the makers of the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) that you see flying on the RAAF KC-30 and on C-17s.

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KC135TopBoom From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 11708 posts, RR: 52
Reply 2, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 2544 times:

Quoting zeke (Reply 1):
AFAIK the NG Rolling Meadows is home to the NG Defensive Systems Division the makers of the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) that you see flying on the RAAF KC-30 and on C-17s.

That's what I thought, or at least they make some major parts of the systems. I am wondering if NG divisions in other states are also on Boeing's lists of possible sub-contractors, making parts unique to the KC-767NG and not the A-330MRTT?

zeke From Hong Kong, joined Dec 2006, 7725 posts, RR: 73
Reply 3, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 2521 times:

Quoting KC135TopBoom (Reply 2):

NG used to make structural parts for the 767, but I think that was sold off some years back.

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kanban From United States of America, joined Jan 2008, 2466 posts, RR: 21
Reply 4, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 2458 times:

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looking at the supplier guide , it appears that all NG component contracts have been moved elsewhere...
http://www.airframer.com/aircraft_detail.html?model=b767

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