Federal government finalizes $10.4-billion deal for new surveillance planes
The federal government has finalized a deal with the U.S. to buy up to 16 military surveillance planes at an estimated cost of $10.4 billion.
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The federal government has finalized a deal with the U.S. to buy up to 16 military surveillance planes at an estimated cost of $10.4 billion.