AMIENS, France, March 3 (Reuters) - France and Britain haveagreed to invest 2 billion euros in a project to build anext-generation multi-role drone with a view to making itoperational after 2030, the two countries said in a statement onThursday.
"This programme ... will be based on a multi-role droneplatform that could serve as a basis for future operationalcapacity after 2030," the statement said after a Franco-Britishsummit. "We plan to invest 2 billion euros in this programmewith a technical assessment towards 2020." (Reporting By John Irish and Elizabeth Pineau; Editing byAndrew Callus)