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European weapon manufacturers stop using US technology in their products. In this way, Europeans who want to get rid of the American control over their products thus ensure that the data remains in Europe.
Attempts to produce more independently than the United States (USA) at leading companies in the European arms industry are growing.
According to a report by Welt am Sonntag, published in Germany, companies plan to avoid using US technology as much as possible in their future weapons and equipment.
For this purpose, the helicopters that will be produced in the first place, the new army infantry rifles of the German army and the German-France-Spain joint project FCAS (Future Combat Air System) fighter aircraft, which are planned to fly in 2040, will be produced completely without using the US technology. The newspaper stated that with this decision, the companies aim to protect sensitive information.
The background of the decision in question is the ITAR (International Arms Trade Arrangement), which the United States benefited from. According to this regulation, the USA has control over all weapons and equipment using its technology and can veto the export of such weapons if desired.
Florent Chauvancy, the sales manager of helicopter engines, Safran, one of the leading companies in the French arms industry, said that with this decision Europe will be freer to whom to sell weapons. “Another advantage of the hundred percent European products is that the data in the factories remain within Europe and are not in the hands of non-European countries,” said Chauvancy.
French Safran and German transmission manufacturer ZF Friedrichshafen plan to work together on the production of engines that can be used in military UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles).
However, experts who closely follow the industry are of the opinion that the situation should be evaluated more realistic. Experts point out that if the German army wants to include new generation helicopters equipped with heavy weapons in its inventory, both models that may come up are US-originated.
