Boeing’s Bomber Protest Is Fundamentally Flawed
Who’s right about the Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) program: defense consultant Loren Thompson or the Air Force and senior Defense Department officials? The Air Force awarded the LRS-B contract to Northrop Grumman. The competing Boeing-Lockheed Martin team was considered a slim favorite in this closely-held, closed competition, owing primarily to their scale and heft. To no one’s