I'm going to go out on the limb and say that I believe in five months the US military aircraft industry will have to look back on 2007 as the "Year of Boeing".
I'm betting that Boeing is on the verge of scoring an incredible string of contract victories, while solidifying its current product line-up by years to come by locking in new production deals.
A lot is still uncertain, but my bet is that Boeing scores a mobility trifecta (Joint Cargo Aircraft, C-17 extension and at least a share of KC-X), a naval unmanned aircraft double-win (X-45N and unmanned G550) and keeps its grip on CSAR-X and KC-135 depot maintenance. Add to that record the $2 billion contract awarded last month to re-wing the A-10 and new international and domestic sales for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
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