German cabinet to allocate $1.8 billion for CH-53G replacement program

Reuters says the German government will allocate $1.8 billion for the CH-53G helicopter replacement program.

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Julian Herzog [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons


The procurement of a new heavy-lift helicopter for the military will be the only major arms program in the new four-year budget.

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