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If the European Union wants to be serious about defence, the first step is to stop buying non-European components with a “Buy European Act”, France’s minister for space said on Tuesday.
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Good luck with those half-finished airplanes, then!
That’s funny. Ironically EU has more defense companies that produce e.g. fighters than US does. What EU lacks is capacity, not expertise.
US only have: Lockheed Martin & Boeing. EU have: Airbus, Dassault Aviation, & Saab.
What I’m alluding to is that most arms technology in Europe is produced collaboratively with components from both the EU and the United States, meaning that European countries as of right now aren’t capable of cutting out US-produced components without at the very least procuring some kind of replacement.
Damage@feddit.it 1 week ago
The EU needs to realize we’re too dependent on outside powers for EVERYTHING. We need a multi-decade plan to boost education, research and production, paid by higher taxation on profitable businesses and wealthy individuals.
redditmademedoit@piefed.zip 1 week ago
I agree, but the high global integration has also been a winning hand for Europe in the last few decades. There will be some pain and odd bed fellows.