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NATO Consortium completes agreement to acquire Boeing C-17A Globemaster III airplanes

St. Louis, USA - The first delivery in the Spring 2009

Boeing yesterday announced that an international consortium of 10 NATO members - joined by Partnership for Peace nations Sweden and Finland - signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Sept. 24 to acquire three Boeing C-17A Globemaster III long-range cargo jets. The agreement sets the stage for NATO's first major defense purchase in 30 years. Under the agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1094911
Rome, Italy, 10/02/2008 11:55
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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