While the French are usually snobbish to work with, the Eurofighter is a fine example of how NOT TO RUN a combat program. The French wanted naval, low-level nuclear strike and more comprehensive ground attack capabilities. None of the other Euro nations wanted it – they still don’t agree on things. The Brits want a…

Umm, I don’t think there was “FRENCH” pride in abandoning the Jaguar-M. The Jaguar, while an extremely neat aircraft, has always been known to be severely underpowered (witness its only operator, the Indian Air Force, wanting to upgrade it with Honeywell engines). A navalized variant would have been significantly…