The Long and Winding Road: Fighter Procurement in Europe

Mader details the status of European defence procurement. The EU-commission that so far has left most of the decisions on defense to its 28 members, did propose, "measures to create a more open competition in a market dominated by big companies such as BAE Systems, pan-European Airbus, or Italy...

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Published inMilitary Technology Vol. 39; no. 6; p. 26
Main Author Mader, Georg
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bonn Monch Publications 01.06.2015
Subjects
Defense spending
International organizations
Military technology
National security
Europe
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Summary:Mader details the status of European defence procurement. The EU-commission that so far has left most of the decisions on defense to its 28 members, did propose, "measures to create a more open competition in a market dominated by big companies such as BAE Systems, pan-European Airbus, or Italy's Finmeccanica." In the expensive segment of manned fighter aircraft however, the fact that several EU/NATO-nations are 'slaved' to a US-built F-35 that, while a striking concept, provides only a dim light on the end of its own tunnel yet, dwarfs any concerns on inter-EU competition.
ISSN:0722-3226