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Joint Cargo Aircraft: in competition only Alenia Aeronautica and EADS-CASA

Rome, Italy - The communication of the winner is expected for June 8-9

"The die is cast". By a week, Defense Acquisition Board, an ad hoc commission of Pentagon, will communicate the results of the call for bids about the renewal of the obsolete cargo fleet. Italy is in competition with Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, that presents C-27J Spartan in collaboration with Boeing and L-3 Communication. In addition to the Spartan, only the C-295 aircraft of...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1074909
Rome, Italy, 06/05/2007 16:30
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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