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Future fighter. France-Germany: tomorrow the signing of the contract for the aircraft engine?

First step towards the construction of the sixth-generation airplane

After the declarations and announcements, France and Germany would like to show that the program for the new European fighter aircraft could take off following the expected roadmap. Tomorrow the first contract between Dassault Aviation and Airbus should be signed during the visit of defense ministers Florence Parly and Ursula von der Leyen to the Safran production plant in Gennevilliers. France and...

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Gennevilliers, France, 02/05/2019 14:10
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