Looks like a replay of their pathetic attempt to compete with SpaceX in launch business with their Ariane 6 which has become hopelessly outdated and overpriced

Looks like a replay of their pathetic attempt to compete with SpaceX in launch business with their Ariane 6 which has become hopelessly outdated and overpriced long before it flew for the first time, and now they are stuck with it because they have no choice, but they are back to square one: a rocket that can only exist to waste taxpayer money.