France keen to buy 12 US Reaper drones

France wants to buy 12 Reaper drones from the United States, Frenh Defence Minister said on Tuesday, as ministry officials put the cost at 670 million euros ($889 million).
Defence Minister said he wanted two Reapers to be deployed in sub-Saharan Africa, where France is battling Islamist militants in Mali.
The 10 others would be deployed in French and European skies.
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