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France confirms order for eight A-330MRTT tanker airplanes

Seville, Spain - Aircraft form second tranche of commitment for 12 announced in 2014

Airbus Defence and Space has received a firm order from the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) for a further eight A-330 MRTT (Multi-Role Tanker Transport) aircraft. The planes constitute the second tranche of the multi-year contract for 12 units signed by the French Ministry of Defence in November 2014 and bring the total firm order to nine. The remaining three are scheduled to be confirmed in...

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Rome, Italy, 12/15/2015 17:28
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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