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France: A-330MRTT aircraft will reduce US dependency

By 2025 aeronautics capacity is better than 70%

According to the new Chief of Staff of the French Air Force Philippe Lavigne and Minister of Defense Florence Parly, the arrival of the Airbus A-330MRTT and A-400M aircraft will increase capacity in military operations by 70% by 2025. A program of renewal of the fleet of "heavy" aircraft started years ago, when the two models were ordered to replace both the 14 KC-135 tankers and the A-310 and A-340...

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Paris, France, 10/22/2018 14:27
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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