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France Moving Toward New Refueling Tanker Acquisition

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Thursday, April 30th, 2009

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By Ann Roosevelt France is preparing to replace its fleet of air-refueling tankers and is currently reviewing its options and acquisition strategy, a military official said. "We have to renew our tanker fleet," French Air Force Maj. Gen. Gratien Maire, Defense Attaché at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C., told the Defense Writers Group yesterday. France is considering buying 14 aircraft to replace its current fleet of Boeing [BA]-built KC-135RF aircraft. "There is no specific timetable so far," Maire said.…

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