South Africa has had enough of the delays and cost overuns in the Airbus A400M military transport aircraft and has cancelled its €3.5 billion......
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South Africa cancels Airbus deal
BBC - 16 days 23 hours 23 minutes ago
South Africa has cancelled a multi-billion dollar contract for eight military aircraft with Airbus, citing escalating costs and delivery delays....
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DTN News: South Africa Government Cancels Multibillion-Rand Airbus A400M Militray Aircraft Contract
Defense Technology News - 17 days 3 hours 15 minutes ago
DTN News: South Africa Government Cancels Multibillion-Rand Airbus A400M Militray Aircraft Contract *Source: DTN News / Int'l Media (NSI News...
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New A400M Setback: South Africa Cancels Order
Defense News - 16 days 20 hours 35 minutes ago
PARIS - South Africa said Nov. 5 that it had cancelled a big contract for Airbus military planes in a new setback for the troubled A400M program...
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