CREATION OF A NEW GERMAN-FRENCH MONOPOLY IN THE PRODUCTION OF TANKS
The absorption of competitors, the merger of monopolies and the formation of new financial and industrial giants able to compete with US and Chinese producers are common in Western Europe. However, most often they are practiced in the peaceful sectors of the economy: the production of household appliances, automotive, pharmaceuticals, communications. Significantly less frequent organizational changes, especially accompanied by the internationalization of property. The governments of the European countries are trying to keep the enterprises of the military complex under national control, rightly believing that these enterprises are the engine of the economy, that they, without needing advertising, ensure successful exports and contribute to the development of other sectors, scientific research, and the training of qualified personnel through their orders. Therefore, the merging of national monopolies in the production of weapons is a rare phenomenon and deserves special attention. The last major fusion in the production of weapons, which occurred six years ago, was in the aviation industry - a sector of peaceful and military use. It led to the creation of an international group of EADS, known as the AERBUS Corporation. The next European merger, smaller in scale, occurred in the summer of this year. This article is devoted to him.