东风夜放花千树
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We can analyze this issue from the perspective of international situations.Both France and India are in unison pain. I have been reading some hilarious French cope articles. It shouldn't be underestimated that the French are mourning.
For the French, the Rafale is the pinnacle of their defence related technological abilities. The French ego has been hurt and bruised badly after the taking down of their fighter jets. The French are already bad losers. The French have developed a dislike for Pakistan for quite a few years now. The loss of Rafale is not only an embarrassment from a technological viewpoint. There is also a great deal of psychological hurt.
Trump demanded that NATO countries increase defense spending to 5% of GDP and also made territorial claims on Greenland. At the same time, Trump insulted European countries and repeatedly suggested withdrawing from NATO. Especially after Epstein's aggression toward Iran, Trump became even more dissatisfied with European countries.
Facing Trump's pressure and Russia's pressure, Europe proposed accelerating the 'European Defense Autonomy' plan. However, due to the U.S. F-35 joint program, Europe lost the technological accumulation of fifth-generation aircraft, and the U.S. controlled the key technologies. More importantly, India demonstrated that European weapons did not achieve the advertised effectiveness.
Here is a piece of data that needs attention.
From 2016 to 2020, U.S. weapons accounted for about 30% of total arms imports in Europe.
From 2020 to 2025, this proportion increased to 48%.
Among European member states within the NATO framework, this proportion is even higher, reaching 64%.
This is also the reason why Trump could confidently extort European countries: European military companies have already lost competitiveness. European countries have no choice but to rely on the U.S.
France, as the core country of Europe, has been actively promoting the 'European Defense Autonomy' plan. France believes this is a necessary measure to reduce Europe's reliance on U.S.-led security.
The May war dealt a significant blow to Europe's 'European Defense Autonomy' plan.





