Originally Posted by PanzerMeyer
Originally Posted by csThor
and the general habit of the german political body to consider military procurement as industry subsidy for german defense contractors .



That's definitely not unique to Germany. Most Left wing politicians in the US also think that way.


Ah, but do US politicians enforce certain procurement decisions even if it merely adds one more troublesome issue to the plate of the armed forces? The entire history of the NH-90 and the A400M, the Tiger and especially the recent "attempt" to procure 5 more K130 corvettes provide ample evidence that military capabilities matter nothing compared to pampering certain defense contractors (because they create jobs and taxes in certain electoral districts). Simply put if being forced to choose between procuring the F-35 in the mid-2020s or having Airbus design yet another "gold edge solution" which costs more and brings only trouble the political body will always opt for the latter choice.

PS: I am pretty relieved that the CH-53G successor will be bought as MOTS - either CH-53K (a bit expensive) or the CH-47 (the logical choice).


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