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Agreement between Bush and Blair about the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

Washington, USA - More and More close the cooperation between USA and UK

After the tensions of the last months, which carried Uk to threaten to abandon the F-35 JSF program (see for details AVIONEWS), yesterday Prime Minister Tony Blair, who was in Washington to meet President Bush, received assurances by US Government for a bigger involvment and autonomy of London in the program. Bush and Blair also decided to improve their military cooperation around the world, jointly...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 141798
Rome, Italy, 05/29/2006 17:12
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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