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| Airbus A400M Atlas (File Photo) |
BY KANUPRIYA KAPOOR AND RANDY FABI
Indonesia plans to purchase some Airbus A400M military transport aircraft, its defense minister told Reuters on Wednesday, in a potential boost to Europe's largest defense project.
"I have a plan to buy A400s from Europe ... but just a small number. There is no need to buy many," Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said without elaborating.
The Airbus A400M has been marred by development delays and cost overruns. One of the planes crashed in Spain a year ago killing four crew members and leading some countries to ground the troop and cargo carrier.
A spokeswoman from Airbus Defence and Space, which is responsible for the European aerospace firm's military products, told Reuters via email that while the company could not comment on specific sales campaigns, it was "confident" of additional A400M sales in Southeast Asia.
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