France joins naval project for £140m
France has agreed to pay Britain as much as £140m to develop and construct an aircraft carrier based on the design of those being built for the Royal Navy.
France will pay Britain as much as £100m in three instalments over the course of this year for the rights to the British design.
In addition, France has agreed to put in another £40m towards the development of the carrier.
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