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Pentagon orders 11 V-22 Ospreys

Washington, Usa - It should replace the aging Marines' helicopters

Although its phases of development and project has been marked by many failures, among which the most serious is sure the crash in 2000 cost the lives of 23 marines, the Pentagon has ordered 11 V-22 Osprey aircraft, for a value of the order of approximately USD 817m. It's a puff of air for Bell and Boeing, the two American industries involved in the construction of this aircraft that takes off as...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 45401
Rome, Italy, 05/16/2003 11:24
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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