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France, 200 Meteor missiles for Dassault Rafale airplanes

Paris, France - Of the Navy and the Air Force

According to a statement released on Monday, the French Direction Générale de l'Armement, DGA, ordered by the European consortium Matra Bae Dynamics Alenia (MBDA) 200 Meteor missiles. The contract was awarded to MBDA UK on December 22, 2010 by the organization "Defense Equipment and Support", "De&S", of the British Ministry of Defense. They will equip, starting from 2018, Dassault Rafale fighter a...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1124390
Rome, Italy, 01/04/2011 16:23
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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