The European Union (Ue) It is immersed in Riyarme’s life. The The invasion of the Ukraine of Russia The distance of the old continent’s United States promotes twenty -Senian Strengthen your strategic autonomy. But Europe is not in a position to defend themselves and continues Often depending on of American equipment. Between 2020 and 2024, the US will represent 53% of European security imports. There are American teams on the entire continent.
However, Europe has a strong space security sector Fresh. But the F -35 American of Lockheed Martin A hole is made in Europe’s forces. Italy has appointed 90 aircraft, Germany 35, Belgium 34 and Poland 32. Overall, Europe can be trustworthy 200 US flights in the coming yearsA Danger To maintain one Biased Strategy
“This is a very sophisticated aircraft because there is a form of pro This requires a lot of maintenance. This means you need to constantly change the pieces. The distribution chain that produces these pieces manages Lockheed Martin in the United States, ”explains the Professor Christof Wandraki of the International Policy Research and Research Center of the Brussels Free University (ULP).
“Changing the oldest hunting is under a great debate, especially in Belgium and later in other European countries. In any case, America has pressed a lot Thus the F -35 is obtained by its many allies, ”says the author.
Benefits of F-35
American planes have a series of benefits. America is the backbone Take itAnd guarantees the use of the US object High dynamic With European forces. There is one Dignity. The purchase of aircraft on the other side of Atlantic also demonstrates our commitment to Washington.
In addition, American technology has more benefits than European aircraft. “In spite of all things, Americans dominate TechnologiesEspecially on the basis of SecretEuropeans are not yet dominated, ”says Alnaye de Nev, a real high security company’s researcher. The question is if we can do it without it, or if we can do it without it, and if we can do it without it, the question is what the question is.
“We (Europeans) can have a low cost and more expensive war capabilities,” he added. There are also doubts about whether Washington can assign the ability Shake your flights. The use of this ‘malfunction switch’ may be difficult to advise hard Blow to American credibility And the profitable export of its military industry.
European commitment to strengthen security
To allow Union Strengthen its strategic and military autonomy, the European Commission issued at the beginning of March Your plan reorganization EuropeA word renamed as the product 2030 after receiving reviews Countries like Spain and Italy. In the coming years, the project must be mobilized nearby 800,000 million euros.
But Christoff Vasinski does not believe him to focus only on this financial and industrial approach. “I don’t think a common safety and security policy is achieved by injections of thousands, tens of thousands or hundreds of billions of euros,” says the ULP editor. “I think you have to start Political debates The European weapons already have skills in what we want to do with the armed forces and what we want to do already exist. “
