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Air Force Orders 18 Refurbished Italian Transports For Afghan Air Corps

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Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

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By B.C. Kessner ROME--Italy's Finmeccanica recently said its Alenia North America subsidiary won a $287 million Air Force contract for 18 G222 tactical transport aircraft bound for the Afghanistan National Army Air Corps (ANAAC). "Today's announcement is yet another signal of our group's growing strength in the U.S. market," Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, Chairman and CEO of Finmeccanica, said. "It is a great honor for Finmeccanica to be entrusted with this responsibility and we are proud to support the U.S. Air…

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