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European Consortium Signs Onto Amended A400M Contract

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Friday, April 15th, 2011

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The seven European nations participating in the Airbus A400M program have signed a contract amendment allowing production of the military airlifter to begin, prime contractor Airbus announced yesterday. The deal follows severe financial and technical problems on the program, developed by the EADS subsidiary for customer nations Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Luxembourg, Spain and Turkey. The contract amendment was signed yesterday in Seville. National armament directors and other representatives from customer nations attended the ceremony, according to a statement…

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