You could probably file this one under “a slim to none possibility” but my Defense News colleague AARON MEHTA has an interesting article in the latest issue of the newspaper that is at least worth the read. He reports on the hypothetical (at this point) scenario of Airbus teaming up with Lockheed Martin or Boeing on a program to build a NATO fighter. More from AARON MEHTA’s article below:
Detached from reality?
Not, apparently, to Domingo Ureña Raso, Airbus Defence and Space executive vice president for military aircraft.
Speaking on a panel at the 2014 NATO Industry Forum in Split, Croatia, on Nov. 13, Raso was discussing the need to collaborate more with industry from various countries on issues such as cybersecurity when he was asked if that meant he would be open to teaming up with Boeing or Lockheed on a new fighter. His response?
“Why not? Why not?”
It may seem surprising, given the historic competition between the European giant and its American cousins. But Raso pointed to the history of cooperation between industry in different nations.
Aaron’s full article can be read here:
http://www.defensenews.com/article/20141123/DEFREG01/311230016/A-NATO-Fighter-
