tomassino t1_j22zym0 wrote on December 29, 2022 at 7:24 AM

Reply to comment by AmericanoWsugar in Japan eyes [joint venture] and shared assembly for fighter with U.K., Italy — Prime contractor Mitsubishi believes single structure would be more efficient by marketrent

The Eurofighter born in that ambiance, France was upset because they wanted to receive the majority of the cake, so they leave the program to make the rafale

d01100100 t1_j234qtj wrote on December 29, 2022 at 8:27 AM

France is also the only country other than the US with an operational CATOBAR style carrier, and wanted an locally designed (not American) aircraft to fly from it. Adding a carrier variant was a headache for the F-35, and ended up being yet another major reason why they backed out of the Eurofighter. None of the other countries cared about having a carrier version.