The U.S. Air Force’s $40 billion contract to build a new fleet of air tankers may soon fuel a boom of new jobs in Georgia.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting Northrop Grumman, the California-based defense contractor that received the deal, could create 4,200 jobs in the state.
The company has manufacturing outlets in Vidalia, Atlanta and Milledgeville and subcontractors in Dublin and Chamblee.
The contract award has been controversial. U.S.-based Boeing Company and several U.S. lawmakers have protested plan, saying Northrop Grumman and its European partner company would send too many tanker production jobs overseas.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting Northrop Grumman, the California-based defense contractor that received the deal, could create 4,200 jobs in the state.
The company has manufacturing outlets in Vidalia, Atlanta and Milledgeville and subcontractors in Dublin and Chamblee.
The contract award has been controversial. U.S.-based Boeing Company and several U.S. lawmakers have protested plan, saying Northrop Grumman and its European partner company would send too many tanker production jobs overseas.
