German And French Arms Producers Want To Reduce Us Of US Technologies In Military Production

FILE PHOTO: Two German Eurofighter jets © Reuters / Sabine Siebold

RT: German & French arms producers want to reduce use of US technologies in military production – report

France and Germany want to cut their technological dependence on the US – a NATO ally – and rely more on their own products when it comes to manufacturing military equipment, according to German newspaper Welt am Sonntag.

Military producers in Germany and France are reportedly attempting to phase out US technologies in helicopter construction, making a new assault rifle for the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), as well as a new fighter jet developed under the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program, led by the two nations’ planemakers.

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WNU Editor: This is an extension from an earlier agreement between France and Germany when it comes to arms exports .... France and Germany sign deals on space and arms exports (Reuters).

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