Eval, the 53G’s were built in Speyer to ensure German jobs, and control over the process once the machines were fielded. Euro credentials were not a factor. I had a chance to closely inspect one at the Hanover Airshow one year and it was absolutely perfect. But then it should have been: they assigned a maintenance Leutnant to each one. Not in a position to speculate as to whether the German Gov’t would envision doing this again, but their first experience turned out well for them. And, if they still have that fine test establishment down at Manching, they are in a good position to test/evaluate and approve mods. Lastly, while aware of the FMS surcharge subject, I saw some FMS numbers on the UH-60 ( some time ago, to be honest ) that looked pretty close to our contract numbers, and at the time we were making quite a few and the contract price was very favorable to the buyer-the people who cash my income tax payments. So, FMS pricing can be a factor.