DASSAULT AVIATION : Fleet recovery of the Peruvian MIRAGE 2000

PARIS--(MARKET WIRE)--Jun 16, 2009 -- Fleet recovery of the Peruvian MIRAGE 2000
During a meeting held on the occasion of Le Bourget Airshow, the Vice- Minister of Defence of Peru, Jose Antonio BELLINA, with the representatives of the French Ministry of Defence and the companies Dassault Aviation, EUROTRADIA International, THALES and SNECMA, has confirmed the will of the Peruvian Government to invest in the fleet recovery of the MIRAE 2000.
This announcement follows the release of a Press Communiqué in which the Peruvian Minister of Defence, Antero FLORES-ARAO, confirms the intention of his Government to dedicate 140 Million US Dollars to this project.
The French industrials, supported by the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA), welcome this declaration and reaffirm their full support to the Peruvian Air Force.
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Nathalie BAKHOS
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