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New NATO Group To Spend $700 Million On Globemasters

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Friday, May 16th, 2008

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A new NATO Airlift Management Organization (NAMO) is looking to spend upward of $700 million for C-17 Globemaster III Aircraft as well as associated equipment and services, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) reported. The Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) requests a possible sale of two Boeing [BA] C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, four Turbofan F117-PW-100 engines installed on each aircraft (eight total engines), AN/ALE-47 Counter-Measures Dispensing System (CMDS), AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning System, Government Furnished Equipment, spare and repairs parts, pyrotechnics, flares,…

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