Boeing Co. Said Friday that it had filed a protest against the Pentagon's award to Northrop Grumman Corp. of twin contracts to develop and build a fleet of new long-range bombers.

The team of Boeing and Lockheed Martin Corp. lost out to Northrop for what is likely to be the largest military contract award for a decade, and opted to challenge the decision after being briefed last week by Pentagon officials.

Boeing said in a brief statement that it had lodged a protest with the Government Accountability Office, which has a maximum of 100 days to review the case, during which time Northrop Grumman will likely have to stop all work on the long-range strike bomber.

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