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General Tricarico: Italian Air Force is "Worn out"

Decimomannu, Italy - Referring to 2006 budget cuts

The Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force, General Leonardo Tricarico, on tour at the "Spring Flag 2006" multinational military drill which is taking place in these days in Sardinia, Italy (see AVIONEWS for details), mentioned discomforts leaded by 2006 budget cuts to the Air Force, which is "Worn out by now", and he specified that, if this year allocation should repeat in 2007, there will be a "Flight...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 140965
Rome, Italy, 05/16/2006 16:59
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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