French defence minister doubts Germany's fighter jet development abilities | Euractiv
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Vautrin, France’s new defence minister, weighed into the fight this week, saying that “Germany has currently no capacity to manufacture a [fighter] jet.”
True. However, just like Dassault, she forgets to mention that France has currently no capacity to finance the [development of a fighter] jet.
It’s my understanding that Germany needs Dassault for the know-how, and Dassault needs Germany for the money.
Not building a fighter jet with Dassault != Building a fighter jet alone.