France Intends to Order Airbus Tankers Next Year, AFP Says
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France intends to order A330 refueling-tanker aircraft next year from Airbus Military, an arm of European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co., Agence France Presse quoted the country’s defense minister as saying.
France plans to place an order in 2013 for planes that would be delivered four years later, to replace aging aircraft, AFP quoted Defense Minister Gerard Longuet as telling journalists, without specifying how many planes will be ordered.