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Germany backs 1.4 billion euro purchase of Boeing maritime patrol aircraft - source

Germany backs 1.4 billion euro purchase of Boeing maritime patrol aircraft - source
Germany backs 1.4 billion euro purchase of Boeing maritime patrol aircraft - source Copyright  Thomson Reuters 2021
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BERLIN - The German parliament's budget committee on Wednesday approved the 1.4 billion euro purchase of five Boeing P-8A maritime patrol aircraft, a parliamentary source said.

The planes are designed for submarine hunting and conducting long-distance maritime reconnaissance. They will replace Germany's ageing fleet of Lockheed P-3C Orion aircraft.

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