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Finmeccanica. Success in the USA, 18 G-222 tactical transport airplane for USAF

Rome, Italy - A deal worth 287 million dollars

A new success in the USA for Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company. Its subsidiary Alenia North America has been awarded a 287 million dollars contract by the United States Air Force for 18 refurbished G-222 tactical transport aircraft. Through the United States Air Force’s Combined Air Power Transition Force based in Kabul, the G-222s, operated until 2005 by the Italian Air Force, will b...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1094816
Rome, Italy, 09/30/2008 10:12
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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