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Thursday, November 06, 2008

Budget Cuts Force Italy From C-17 Pool

Amid the crowd of nations signing up to NATO's new C-17 pool in October, Italy's absence was notable, given that it backed the plan at its inception.

Budget cuts prevented Italy from taking part in the deal to purchase three Boeing C-17 transport planes to be based in Hungary, which will be shared for strategic airlift by 10 NATO and two non-NATO countries.

As Italian military planners figure out how to keep soldiers trained and fuel tanks full following heavy cuts to maintenance and operations spending, procurement plans are also feeling the pinch.

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