The head of French defence company Dassault said on Tuesday his firm was capable of building the future European fighter jet by itself as tensions persist with Germany over the multi-billion-euro project.
  • Foni@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    2 months ago

    They may be able to, but they shouldn’t. We need a European army and that requires a military industry that stops thinking about old borders.

    • varnia@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      2 months ago

      But we all remember the desaster with the Eurofighter. Outdated and unusable for real scenarios other than reconnaissance missions since release.

      • Quittenbrot@feddit.orgEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Not sure if /s

        The EF Typhoon is in service with four large European airforces, among others, and has seen a wide range of deployments in its operational history.