Important point. With the UK (GCAP), France and Germany now likely each pursuing their own fighter jet program in different groups, this will again structurally embed European countries competing against each in their arms deals and defence industrial strategies.
Nicolai von Ondarza
Perhaps the pain wasn't big enough, or dependence on the US is politically easier.
But going it alone essentially means implicitly adopting a "capture the market" strategy by setting everyone up for a competitive fiscal (and perhaps political) spiral.
