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01 January 2000

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Germany/France: Another step towards a European defence force: Germany and France are seeking to set up a European military air transport command that would work to pool all of Europe's available military sources to deploy troops and equipment to future crisis zones. The new command could be organised early in 2000 and would make Europe less dependant on US logistic support. It is their transport equivalent of the Air Group that France and the UK established in 1994 for fighter aircraft, which has since been joined by Belgium, Germany and Italy. The command would marshal not only military transport but also make permanent arrangements to charter or requisition civil airliners and cargo aircraft to assist in force-projection operations. The Germans and French hope that the UK, which boasts Europe's biggest military aircraft capability, will join the command along with others. They see it as another step towards creating a European defence force that could operate separately from NATO. Jane's Defence Weekly 8.12.99.

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