• A_norny_mousse@feddit.org
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    Germany is exploring options to push ahead with the development of its next-generation fighter jet without France should industry partner Dassault Aviation SA continue to insist on a controlling role in the program.

    I’m starting to hate headlines in general. Everything sounds less sensational as soon as you read the first paragraph.

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      Everything sounds less sensational as soon as you read the first paragraph.

      …which you only read because the sensationalist headline made you click. It’s a very destructive mechanism.

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        …which you only read because the sensationalist headline made you click.

        I’m not sure I agree with that. But…

        It’s a very destructive mechanism.

        yes. Escalation. Like car headlights getting brighter and brighter because going back to the level of, say, 25 years ago would leave you blind half the time.

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    3 months ago

    The French being a pain in an international fighter collaboration? Who ever could have seen that coming? Again.

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    Is it France or is it Dassault, or Airbus? Partnering Airbus is already led by a French engineer from a headquarter in France.

    Airbus’ headquarters are legally registered in Leiden, Netherlands, but daily management is conducted from the company’s main office located in Blagnac, France.[13] The SE in its corporate name stands for Societas Europaea.[14] The company is led by CEO Guillaume Faury

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus

    Guillaume Faury (French pronunciation: [ɡijom foʁi]; born 22 February 1968) is a French engineer and businessman.