Airbus CEO Disparages German Defense Policy in Cicero Interview
2014-10-14 12:25:27.148 GMT
By Richard Weiss
Oct. 14 (Bloomberg) -- German defense capabilities as they
stand are the results of years of “dishonest” dealing between
defense industry and government, Airbus CEO Thomas Enders says
in excerpt of interview with Cicero magazine to be published on
Oct. 23.
* Airbus incurred EU4b in losses with A400M project; co.
wouldn’t sign such a contract with unrealistic budget and
time-line again
* Germany should put words to action when it comes to defense
capabilities, increase defense spending
* Defense ministry not talking enough to military end-users
* German Defense Ministry Sets Conditions for A400M:
Handelsblatt
* NOTE: Germany’s New Foreign Policy Means Same Old Reluctance
to Fight
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2014-10-14 12:25:27.148 GMT
By Richard Weiss
Oct. 14 (Bloomberg) -- German defense capabilities as they
stand are the results of years of “dishonest” dealing between
defense industry and government, Airbus CEO Thomas Enders says
in excerpt of interview with Cicero magazine to be published on
Oct. 23.
* Airbus incurred EU4b in losses with A400M project; co.
wouldn’t sign such a contract with unrealistic budget and
time-line again
* Germany should put words to action when it comes to defense
capabilities, increase defense spending
* Defense ministry not talking enough to military end-users
* German Defense Ministry Sets Conditions for A400M:
Handelsblatt
* NOTE: Germany’s New Foreign Policy Means Same Old Reluctance
to Fight
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Richard Weiss in Frankfurt at +49-69-92041-287 or
rweiss5@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story:
Benedikt Kammel at +49-30-70010-6230 or
bkammel@bloomberg.net