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BONN - According to an internal working paper, the German military might retire large numbers of planes, helicopters and ships as well as reduce buys of new weapons


According to a July 7 report by the German newspaper Bild, this could save up to 9.3 billion euros ($11.7 billion) over the long run

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1. PARIS - The government plans to postpone a number of French Air Force programs, including replacement of the inflight refueling fleet and the 700 million euro ($888 million) upgrade of Mirage 2000D aircraft, in a bid to slash 3.5 billion euros from the defense budget, member of parliament Jean-Claude Viollet said

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2. PARIS, July 1, 2010 - France's defense ministry will slash spending by 3.5 billion euros between 2011 and 2013 to contribute to government efforts to rein in the public deficit, an official close to the issue said Thursday.The cuts - less than four percent of the defense budget if pensions are not taken into account - will be partly compensated to the tune of two billion euros due to one-time sales of buildings, the official said.Defence Minister Herve Morin vowed in March to cut spending.The official said the cuts would not affect production and delivery of weaponry, planes, ships or nuclear submarines.The official said the defense budget was provisionally pegged at 95 billion euros for the period from 2011 to 2013 but with the spending cuts, the figure would now be around 91.6 billion euros.