Europe's defence industry: A transatlantic future
Written by Gordon Adams, Alex Ashbourne, Luc Boureau, Bruce Clark, Chris Crane, Keith Hayward, Theresa Hitchens, Robbin Laird, Denis Verret and Stephan von Henneberg, Charles Grant, 02 July 1999
In December 1998 Europe's first major cross-border defence industry merger was imminent: a deal between British Aerospace (BAe) and DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) had been agreed and all but signed and sealed. This British German merger would, it seemed, be the first step towards the creation of a company that would also incorporate the French, Spanish, Italian and Swedish military aerospace industries.
