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CORRECTION: Congressional Committee Vote to Impact Jobs in Texas
CORRECTION: Congressional Committee Vote to Impact Jobs in Texas
WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This week, the House Armed
Services Committee will vote on legislation that will have a direct economic
impact on the state ofTexas. The committee, which includesTexas Congressmen
Solomon Ortiz, Silvestre Reyes, Mac Thornberry and Michael Conaway among its
members, will consider funding for the KC-45, the U.S. Air Force's next
generation aerial refueling tanker.
On Feb. 29, the Air Force selected Northrop Grumman Corporation
(NYSE: NOC) to provide that tanker. Northrop Grumman has engaged
230 suppliers in 49 states to assist with the project. Those suppliers will
support 48,000 new direct and indirect jobs, including 177 inTexas,
generating $9 million in new economic activity in the state.
"We're proud that the people ofTexas will be participating in the effort
to provide the Air Force with the tanker," said Paul Meyer, vice president of
Air Mobility Systems for Northrop Grumman. "We're also proud that Northrop
Grumman can provide an economic boost toTexas."
Suppliers inTexas that will participate in the development of the
Northrop Grumman KC-45 include Chelton inLewisville, Honeywell inRoanoke,
Knight Aerospace inSan Antonio, Texas Almet inArlington and Wyman-Gordon
Forgings inHouston. To learn more about the impact this program will have on
Texas or the other 48 states that will participate in the program, go to this
link: http://www.northropgrumman.com/kc45/benefits/impact.html
About the KC-45
The KC-45 Tanker aircraft will be assembled inMobile, Ala., and will be
built by a world-class industrial team led by Northrop Grumman. The KC-45 team
includes EADS North America, General Electric Aviation and Sargent Fletcher.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a global defense and technology company
whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in
information and services, electronics, aerospace and shipbuilding to
government and commercial customers worldwide.
SOURCE Northrop Grumman Corporation
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