These moves seem to be motivated by its failed bid to acquire T- Mobile last year, an attempt that would have given the carrier enough spectrum and scale to build a robust LTE network and fend off competition from Verizon and Sprint, but was thwarted by the FCC on anti-competitive concerns.
The revelation came on the first day of a court hearing into the US Department of Justice's attempt to block Oracle's long-running bid to buy smaller rival Peoplesoft.
Korean Air Lines is making its first attempt to invest in a passenger carrier with its bid for 44% of Czech Airlines, which could expand its routes in Europe.
The previous French attempt to regain a place at the top table of military planning collapsed in 1996, partly because France bid too high for senior commands.