Friday, March 23, 2012

Europe's armed forces team up on refuelling aircraft

Europe's armed forces team up on refuelling aircraft: Brussels (AFP) March 22, 2012



European defence ministers facing shrinking budgets agreed Thursday to join forces to get more air-to-air refuelling planes, deploy extra field hospitals and exploit "green" energy.

The projects are part of the European Union's efforts to pool and share military resources as the debt crisis and a US strategic pivot towards Asia forces Europe's armed forces to band together.

The ministers

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