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Europe’s naval sector has no choice but to consolidate if it is to remain competitive with new entrants on the international market such as China, Russia and South Korea, according to the outgoing CEO of France’s Naval Group.

At his last news conference before retiring on March 24, Hervé Guillou said that (…):

“I’ve always considered, personally, that exporting was an opportunity, but what I wanted to underline is that in any case we don’t have a choice. When you are only two on a U.S. domestic market which provides 80 percent financing at cost-plus pricing and margins of more than 10 percent, then you can stay in your comfort zone and don’t have to take unmeasured risks in Australia, Egypt, Romania or Belgium to win business that you’ve fought for tooth and nail,” he added.

Sursa: defensenews.com

Ha?

Dar ti se si rupe inima sa-i auzi cum au riscat ei ca sa castige contracte, ce greu a fost si cat de afectati emotional au ramas in urma experientei. Ce n’est pas possible. Dar asa ceva chiar nu s-a mai pomenit… Eroi adevarati.

Chiar asa, ar fi interesant de cercetat cat de riscante au fost riscurile alea de si le-au luat prin Romania…

PS. Raspunsul Damen nu s-a lasat asteptat, Hein van Ameijden zicand cam asa:

A shipbuilder myself, I have to admit that I struggle to connect the rise of the Asian competition, to which countries like Turkey, Singapore and Indonesia could be added, to the necessity of a Naval Airbus. (…)

Unfortunately, Fincantieri, Navantia and Naval Group are state-owned companies, not generally known for their political independence nor their drive for efficiency.

On top of that, Naval Group is a highly diversified company, trying to excel simultaneously in activities as diverse as nuclear propulsion, combat management systems and shipbuilding. If we seek economy of scale, that formula is not sustainable. The future belongs to technological centers of excellence, not to national champions.

defensenews.com

Ouch.