INDUSTRIAL DOGFIGHT.

The article focuses on the concerns of governments on the industrial base for combat aircraft. In the U.S., military airframers, Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Northrop Grumman, are participating in a study intended to assess the status of the future industrial base and secure capabilities required for future fighters and bombers. In Europe, the four Eurofighter partner nations are struggling to strike a deal for the third Typhoon production tranche, while France is pushing for further consolidation of the region's combat aircraft sector.