France has a habit of entering into pan-European programs to develop fighter jets, then demanding that most of the parts be made in France. Last time this led to France exiting the Eurofighter project and building the Rafale. This time it’s possible that Germany and Spain might leave the FCAS project and join the UK, Italy, and Japan in the GCAP project, which would lead to another exclusively French fighter.
Admittedly, the French are really good at building fighter aircraft. Their insistence on not sharing their expertise with the test of Europe is annoying, though.
Or the Rafale, for that matter.
France has a habit of entering into pan-European programs to develop fighter jets, then demanding that most of the parts be made in France. Last time this led to France exiting the Eurofighter project and building the Rafale. This time it’s possible that Germany and Spain might leave the FCAS project and join the UK, Italy, and Japan in the GCAP project, which would lead to another exclusively French fighter.
Admittedly, the French are really good at building fighter aircraft. Their insistence on not sharing their expertise with the test of Europe is annoying, though.