France Orders Airbus Tanker Planes in €3 Billion Deal

Airbus Group NV on Thursday said the French government has agreed to place an order for 12 military airborne-refueling aircraft. Including related support services, the deal is valued at about €3 billion ($3.76 billion), the French government said. France is scheduled to get first of the planes in 2018, a second a year later and the rest at a rate of two a year, the Toulouse-based company said.

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