Airbus coughs up R3,5-billion to Armscor

Times Live reports that the refund is for pre-delivery payments made by South Africa before the deal to buy the planes was cancelled in 2009. Despite the contract cancellation, Denel (a division of Armscor) remains responsible for the manufacture and supply of several components for the aircraft.

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• Times Live: Airbus refunds South Africa on A400 deal