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Calls grow for Europe to build its own Patriot-style air defence

Original: It is amazing that the European heavy weights like UK, France and Germany can not can cooperate and come up with a simil

Commentators are criticising the UK, France and Germany for failing to cooperate on a joint air defence system comparable to the American Patriot. The argument is that a European-built alternative would reduce reliance on the United States, seen as an increasingly unreliable ally, and create jobs across the continent. The discussion reflects frustration that Europe's largest powers still cannot pool defence industrial capacity despite political pressure for strategic autonomy.

Why now: Ongoing debate about European defence autonomy and doubts over US reliability are prompting calls for homegrown air defence systems.

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• It is amazing that the European heavy weights like UK, France and Germany can not can cooperate and come up with a similar system as the Patriot system. It will create less dependency from a future guaranteed unlikely ally (USA), and also create a lot of future jobs in Europe.… · KhunKai@stranger.social

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