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Thursday, January 30, 2014

UK and France set to work together on anti-ship missile

David Cameron and François HollandeAfter years of fraught negotiation, France and Britain are for the first time to become mutually dependent in the production of one of the most sensitive weapons in any military arsenal: a missile.

The two countries are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding on Friday for an anti-ship missile for attack helicopters, defence officials and executives said.

It would mark the first time they have agreed to integrate production because they can no longer afford to produce such weapons on their own.

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