You have to save the soldier SCAF. The European Airplane of the Future Aircraft Project, between France, Germany and Spain, is at a dead point and Germany has recently shown signs of impatience.
Remember that this military program to 100 billion euros, which is supposed to provide a replacement for the outbreak in 2040, skate Due to tensions Between the French manufacturer Dassault and the European Airbus group, which in this case Germany.
“We are both in discussion with the French government and we both want to find a solution as quickly as possible,” he continued.
“The interest of Spain in this project is sincere. It is total, but in fact, with the conditions that the three countries, Germany, France and Spain, had established in advance,” added Pedro Sánchez, Spanish prime minister.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the Ministry of the Armed Forces of France states that “France and Germany are still determined to carry out the SCAF program in cooperation with Spain.”
Task distribution
“After a first step with the signing of contracts corresponding to the development of key technologies, France, Germany, Spain and the industrial teams are completely mobilized to prepare phase 2, which provides in particular the realization of the demonstrator of the combat aircraft that constitutes one of the elements of the combat system of the future,” can be read.
The climate is so tense that the German government would have told Airbus that it plans specifically to dispense with France, according to the media. Political. Berlin could resort to Sweden or the United Kingdom, or even continue with Spain alone.
Why this blockade? Specifically, the French Dassault regrets not having been sufficiently recognized as the leader, while a unique competition stands out Illustrated by the commercial success of the Rafale. However, Berlin refuses to return to the distribution of tasks.
“Dassault considers that background (Technologies, Editor’s note) that he owns and will serve to develop the future SCAF constitutes the wealth of the company. He doesn’t want to give up him. It is a point of view that is legitimate, “explains Jean-Pierre Maulny, deputy director of Iris, In a note.
At the same time, “the German State considers that it will pay to finance a military capacity, but that if you do not have access to this context, you will not be able to rebuild this material. It will have acquired an object, but it will not have control. This is such a legitimate point of view,” continues Jean-Pierre Maulny.
Source: BFM TV
