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How partner bargaining shaped Eurofighter workshare

Eurofighter became a contest over which partners would receive the greatest industrial benefit as well as a joint aircraft program.

Question

What happened within the Eurofighter collaboration?

Short answer

Germany negotiated hard and is described as obtaining particularly favorable terms within the partnership.

Notes

Eurofighter emerged from overlapping European collaboration proposals. Germany is credited in this account with negotiating hard to secure the strongest deal it could. The result is described as benefiting Germany particularly well, a judgment attributed to other participating powers.