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Greece: F-16's price rose up but Government is ready to go on

Athens, Greece - Administration justified this measure by considering the local manufacturing and technical assistance scheduled even for the already operated aircraft

A dispute is involving Greece about the purchase of 40 new F-16C/D Block 50/52 Fighting Falcon multirole light fighters. The total value of the step rose up from USD 1.3bn to 3.1bn. Nevertheless, Government would appear willing to go on on the basis of a series of reasons. First and foremost, Lockheed Martin and the United States ensured local manufacturing, with all the consequent advantages in terms...

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Rome, Italy, 11/28/2005 18:16
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