One way to make GCAP more affordable is to merge it with the Franco-German SCAF program. Sharing costs and dividing them across a larger fleet of aircraft would reduce unit price. Also, the requirement for local content would ensure spare parts availability from multiple vendors. if this suggestion seems anathema to some, it is preferable to cancellation. I should also cite another very successful Anglo-French collaboration: Concorde.
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