Portugal to buy 5 P-3 from Norway

Today in the Dutch newspaper “De Telegraaf”:
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> Dutch MoD sells last five Orions
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> Noordwijk, Saturday – Minister of Defence Henk Kamp has sold the last five
> Orion patrol aircraft, which he offered for sale because of budget cuts.
> Before the conference of EU ministers of defence in Noordwijk, the
> Portuguese MoD Paulo Portas signed the temporary contract for these
> aircraft.
> This means that the entire Orion-fleet of thirteen aircraft has been sold
> now. The last five aircraft were sold for a total price of approximately
70
> million euro, including training of the crews by Dutch instructors.
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> Eight of the ten modernized Orions are going to Germany at a price of 295
> million euro. The modernization of the remaining two will be redeemed by
the
> Dutch MoD.”