OK, I'll bite. Your profile states that you have experience as a banker. Assuming this becomes a Tri-National procurement programme (placed by OCCAR?), who would you expect to underwrite the risks associated with contracting with an industrial partner with very little recent, real world experience of the design, integration and manufacture of a military fast jet?
From my perspective, I can't see the other two nations being happy to take the risk onboard (why should they?) and the other two industrial parties would be more concerned with protecting their own profitability. I'm not aware of Bombardier's capitalisation, but Markets do take a dim view of companies carrying too much risk on their balance sheet. If MOD carries the risk, there could be accusations of unfair competition...
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