European Union countries are buying too much of their defense equipment abroad and failing to invest in joint military projects, a landmark report warns.
Exactly, but in the media, it was framed as we are always doing our own thing instead buying from US, as this would be faster and cheaper. However, the radical shift of US politcs in the last weeks shows, it was a good choice to avoid US products where possible and we have to develop replacements for those US systems we are currently using too.
Thanks for the information about the cerification procedure of the Eurofighter. I’ve thought it was more about the time this would take instead of the inherent transfer of knowledge that would go along with it when providing all documentation and blueprints.
It is not inherent transfer of knowledge, as much as it is US politics forcing that transfer. There are already US made weapons integrated into Eurofighter.
Exactly, but in the media, it was framed as we are always doing our own thing instead buying from US, as this would be faster and cheaper. However, the radical shift of US politcs in the last weeks shows, it was a good choice to avoid US products where possible and we have to develop replacements for those US systems we are currently using too.
Thanks for the information about the cerification procedure of the Eurofighter. I’ve thought it was more about the time this would take instead of the inherent transfer of knowledge that would go along with it when providing all documentation and blueprints.
It is not inherent transfer of knowledge, as much as it is US politics forcing that transfer. There are already US made weapons integrated into Eurofighter.
Perhaps it’s carrying nuclear boms on behalf of the US is what makes this special. It’s not like a regular bomb or missile.
I didn’t want to write “industrial espionage”, but effectively it’s not very different from that, except it doesn’t happen secretly.