South Africa Drops A400M
South Africa last week pulled out of the Airbus Military A400M program, abandoning its plan to buy eight. A government statement said, “The termination of the contract is due to extensive cost escalation and the supplier’s failure to deliver the aircraft within the stipulated timeframes.”
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