“We are happy to collaborate with French businesses but not with Dassault,” IG Metall’s deputy chief Juergen Kerner said in a letter to German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil
Kerner urged Berlin not to compromise with Dassault, accusing the company of insisting on sole leadership of the programme. “Dassault has completely disqualified itself as a reliable partner within Europe in times of acute threat,” he wrote. “A line has been crossed. We no longer trust Dassault.”
I don’t quite understand the reason and the article doesn’t give much context.
It seems it has something to do with leadership?
Kerner urged Berlin not to compromise with Dassault, accusing the company of insisting on sole leadership of the programme.
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Dassault declined to comment. In July, CEO Eric Trappier said the FCAS project - or SCAF in French - needed clearer leadership as partners prepare for a second phase involving a flying demonstrator.Dassault wants to decide everything by themselves. No compromise, no working together. Dassault decides, and everyone else shuts up. That’s what they demanded, apparently.
Dassault decides, and everyone else shuts up.
But of course, Dassault nevertheless wants the others to pay for their ideas…
Évidemment!
France and Germany and Spain are developing a new fighter jet platform. Dassault think it can only be done if they have leadership. Airbus Defense thinks that that is not true.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_Combat_Air_System?wprov=sfla1