Hmmm Sans Anhedral.This argument is a bit chalk and cheese.What you haven't factored in are the huge orders guaranteed by the U.S. government through direct purchases and subsidised FMS ,compared with Europe. Take the Apache versus Tiger for example or the H-60 family versus NH90.....huge profits for the U.S. industry ,much of which incidentally they have failed in the past to reinvest in R and D.