US sues Boeing over B-1 decoy system cost

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US sues Boeing over B-1 decoy system cost
The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Sep 3, 2008 6:17:48 EDT

LOS ANGELES — The federal government claims in a civil lawsuit that the Boeing Co. inflated the price it charged the Air Force for a towed decoy system to protect B-1 bombers from missiles.

The suit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles federal court says the Air Force paid $7.5 million more than it should have.

The suit says Boeing told the Air Force in 1998 it would manufacture 50 system components at its own facility but was planning to purchase them from suppliers and subcontractors, and planned to close its facility.

The government claims Boeing did not tell the Air Force about savings it achieved on earlier contracts by buying similar parts from suppliers.

Calls seeking comment from Boeing were not immediately returned.


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