France, Britain agree to invest 2 billion euros in drone prototype project

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"This program ... will be based on a multi-role drone platform that could serve as a basis for future operational capacity after 2030," the statement said after a Franco-British summit. "We plan to invest 2 billion euros in this program with a technical assessment toward 2020."

(Reporting By John Irish and Elizabeth Pineau; Editing by Andrew Callus)