Britain plans to lease C-17s

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The UK Defense Ministry has announced plans to lease four Boeing Co- manufactured C-17 Globemaster III airlifters for the UK Royal Air Force beginning in 2001. Aircrew training and maintenance support for the aircraft will be initially handled by the contractor and the US Air Force. The order may bolster Boeing's offer to sell the US government an additional 60 C-17 aircraft at a roughly 25% discount. The US Air Force already has an existing order for 120 C-17 aircraft.

United Kingdom, Military Transport & Cargo Aircraft

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Portugal joins F-16 consortium

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Portugal officially signed up to join the NATO's F-16 Multinational Fighter Program on Jun 9, 2000. The program, which includes Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway and the US as its members, was created to develop and produce the Fighting Falcon. Its objective is also to conduct joint work on long-term upgrades and sustainment of each nation's F-16 fleet. The group also plans to explore a multinational purchase of precision guided munitions to reduce PGM unit costs.

Portugal, Fighters & Attack Aircraft

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New horizons for combat UAVs

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The advocates of the unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UAV) contend the successful attacks on Al Qaeda, Taliban and Iraqi targets using weaponized Predators, now designated MQ-1s, are only a fraction of what these unmanned systems can actually achieve in the future. The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) according to its Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Roadmap will invest $10 billion to guide development of the next generation of weaponized UAVs.

Product development, Contracts & orders received, Aircraft, Iraq, Attack Helicopters, Contracts & orders let, Contracts, Contract agreement, United States. Department of Defense, Drone aircraft, Unmanned aerial vehicles

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