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摘要

Within the space of a single week, European Governments managed to clear their act and put the two main ongoing cooperation programmes for military aircraft back on track. First on 24 July came the decision to try and save the A400M strategic/tactical transport aircraft through a renegotiated contract (and hopefully a revised programme management structure). And on 31 July after much hesitation, bickering and not-so-well concealed attempts at cutting and running if only one could take off the Nessus' shirt of contractual obligations, the Tranche 3 contract (officially half-tranche, 3A) for the Eurofighter programme was finally signed.