(Luft) Eurofighter 2000

[Nightwatch]

Völlig ausgeschlossen, als Paneuropäisches Projekt ist die Produktion des Eurofighters sehr gewollt über halb Europa und zig Zulieferer zersplittert.
Alle Eurofighter Bestellungen laufen über das gemeintschaftliche Konsortium Eurofighter GmbH, da geht alles nur gemeinsam, es ist nicht möglich, das einer der Partner ausscheert.

Technisch sieht das dann so aus:

Programme delays have proved a major headache, but arguably the greatest inefficiency
associated with the Typhoon collaborative programme, has been the absence of a genuine
division of labour among partner nations. This has meant that production inputs, such as systems
and subsystems, are not sourced based on industrial comparative advantage, but rather on
ensuring that the work is equitably shared among the participating collaborative states
(Sempere 2017, 334). Each member country’s workshare is determined according to a concept
termed juste retour: a fair return (inputs) in relation to the numbers of aircraft procured (outputs).
It is a controversial concept, reflecting the reality of working in Europe; indeed, one observer
argues it is akin to a cartel, where participants divide workshares between themselves, with any
disagreements adjudicated not by corporate executives but by politicians (Moravcsik 1990, 74). At
the highest systems level, juste retour translates into suites of work packages allocated to each of
the four partner state’s defence industries. Thus, for the UK, BAE Systems produces the aircraft’s
forward fuselage, foreplanes (canards), canopy/windscreen, spine assembly, vertical stabiliser (air-
brake), inboard flaperons and stage one of the aft fuselage; Germany’s Airbus is responsible for the
centre fuselage; Italy’s Leonardo, the left wing, outboard flaperons and the remainder of the aft
fuselage; and Spain’s Airbus, the right wing and the leading edge slats for both the left and right
wings.

aus: Organisational Complexity of the Eurofighter Typhoon Collaborative Supply Chain
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...ccess=true