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Switzerland: C-295M still on the borderline

Berne, Switzerland - Clashing political and institutional opinions regarding the possibility of purchasing two military airlifters

Switzerland’s defence is still about the purchase of two EADS-CASA C-295M military airlifters. National Security Committee would not disagree with such programme but Parliament, actually, had voted it down while now it will have to express its view again about such issue. In case a new "no" occurs, a conciliation procedure would be likely to begin but Parliament would have several times proven unwilling r...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 115556
Rome, Italy, 03/03/2005 17:23
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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