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The US Air Force asks for further airlift cargos

Washington, USA - The American air force would need more Globemasters and Galaxies

The U.s. Air Force is thinking about the opportunity of increasing its strategical airlift cargos air fleet. New exigencies related to the redeployment of rapid global operation forces soldiers and means would need a greater amount of C-17 Globemaster III and C-5 Galaxy update. Problems would concern most of all the financing for new purchases and updating. In particular, it will be important to verify...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 58226
Rome, Italy, 02/12/2004 17:25
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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