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Friday, June 06, 2008

Space to get boost in French defence review

An upcoming French defence review will boost the country's presence in space, Prime Minister Francois Fillon said on Thursday, in a lift for European satellite manufacturers EADS and Thales.

"The White Paper on defence gives a central role to capacities of reconnaissance and anticipation," Fillon told a parliamentary seminar on the space industry, adding that France already had one of the region's largest national space budgets.

Fillon's remarks were contained in a video message to the seminar of civil servants and civil and military industrialists held at the National Assembly, or lower house of parliament.

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