ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book focuses on how the public or private governance of defence firms may account for when, why and how European Union (EU) countries sometimes prefer not to cooperate in defence-industrial activities. It highlights how France and the UK, which possess a large market size, have developed a broader defence-industrial policy. The book aims to discuss the Eurofighter, which was developed in 1983 with the name of “Future European Fighter Aircraft” and originally included five nations (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK). It also focuses on the A400M, the most recent and expensive major European aerospace programme. In June 2015, the European Council tasked the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, with drawing up a Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy for the EU by June 2016.
