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Boeing: Canada urges C-17 aircraft and CH-47 helicopters

Ottawa, Canada - Against the risks joined with the withdrawal of the troops from Afghanistan

The Canadian government has requested to Pentagon to evaluate if early it is possible receive C-17s Globemaster aircraft and CH-47s Chinook helicopters (both manufactured by the Chicago-based Boeing), ordered last June, with a deal worth USD 3,4 billion. According to the Canadian press, the urgency is linked to the times and the risks joined with the withdrawal of the troops from Afghanistan. The...

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Rome, Italy, 11/21/2006 15:23
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