Europe’s Defense Aerospace Industry At Risk, Says Major Study
The Dassault Rafale (pictured), Eurofighter Typhoon and Saab Gripen are often in competition for the same export orders.
The Dassault Rafale (pictured), Eurofighter Typhoon and Saab Gripen are often in competition for the same export orders.

So many countries, with so many aerospace companies! Visitors shouldn’t be fooled by the panoply of European companies displaying at the Paris Air Show next week. The harsh truth is that there’s not enough money to sustain them all, especially with respect to defense technology. The European Defence Agency (EDA) commissioned a study of the problem–and reached some alarming conclusions.