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Airbus Helicopters confirms deal with South Korea's KAI



    PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus has signed a contract with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for development and production of more than 300 military and civil-use helicopters, the European company's helicopter division said on Monday.

    The announcement confirmed a Reuters report published last week.

    The contract is worth about 1.5 billion euros for AIRBUS (EAD.PA)Helicopters and 1.4 billion euros KAI, an Airbus spokesman said.

    (Reporting by Cyril Altmeyer; writing by Brian Love; editing by Jason Neely)