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I think this was true 10 years ago but nut anymore after Ukraine.
by ed_mercer 1y ago
I think this was true 10 years ago but nut anymore after Ukraine.
- triknomeister 1y agoI hope but I'm not so sure.
- egorfine 1y agoI'm not so sure. I have a bit of insight into the ukraine-war-related contracts and all I can see is just some change, but not a substantial change. They still prefer committees and meetings over actual shell production.
- rbanffy 1y agoThe fact only Ukraine is at war complicates things a bit - funding and the risk of creating secondary impacts are still an issue.
- rbanffy 1y agoI don't see that WRT Ukraine specifically, but after Trump 2.0 I see an urge to invest more in science and R&D in Europe to offset the cuts in the US. When we bring Ukraine to the discussion, it's obvious the EU needs to invest a lot more in independent military technology that has no connection to outside partners that might no longer be aligned with the Union's objectives. Why would we buy F-35's when we have Gripen, Rafale and Eurofighter?