France and Germany to share troops comforts and aircraft

The dual countries sealed an agreement with a perspective to pity C-130J Super Hercules troops ride planes, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in Paris.

His German reflection Ursula von der Leyen, in Paris to pointer a deal, told reporters both countries wanted to have a new arrangement in place by 2021.

France systematic 4 C-130Js from US association Lockheed in January.

Germany was looking to acquire between 4 and 6 of a same aircraft and to bottom them in France, pronounced Von der Leyen. The dual countries were looking at regulating an atmosphere bottom in Orleans, executive France, she added.

A member of Le Drian’s group pronounced a thought was to make a planes operational for both French and German organisation in a initial for a dual atmosphere forces.

In July, only weeks after Britain’s referendum opinion to quit a European Union, Von der Leyen pronounced London had “paralysed” European efforts for a more closely integrated policy.

The EU should seize a event to change that, she argued.

French officials told AFP final month that Paris and Berlin were sketch adult skeleton for a some-more “active and useful” counterclaim policy.