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Record Finmeccanica: 8th place in armament vendors top 100

Stockholm, Sweden - Lockheed and BAE Systems on the top of the list

Italian Finmeccanica is at the 8th place in the top 100 of biggest armament vendors of the entire planet. The industry, in fact, operated international contracts for 14,4 billion dollars in 2010 (the year about what the study is operated). The news comes from SIPRI (Stockolm International Peace Research Institute, a Swedish independent agency which controls conflicts, armament purchasing and disarmament). The...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1138100
Rome, Italy, 02/27/2012 14:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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