Fighter Flaws: Warplane Costs Soar amid Mismanagment

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Series Details 10.07.13
Publication Date 10/07/2013
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SOI claimed that defence contractor EADS appearsed to have cut corners in its construction of the Eurofighter jet for the German and other European country's military. Governments faced billions in additional costs. In the case of German the government didn't want taxpayers to find out until after the autumn 2013 federal election.

Eurofighter was described as Europe's largest defence project.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/german-defense-minister-faces-opposition-calls-to-resign-a-904774.html
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