BRUSSELS — United States arms-makers are being frozen out of the European Union’s massive new defense spending plan, which aims to splash the cash for EU and allied countries, according to defense spending plans released Wednesday.
Also left out — for now — is the United Kingdom.
Are new LeClerc and Challengers even produced currently?
Some competition, diversity, and redundancy isn’t bad strategically and helps improve development and quality.
Countries also have different geography and infrastructure that might lead to preferring other models of IFVs for example. Not every country needs it to be easily air transportable or able to swim.
Spreading production and spending throughout Europe is fair as well.