France will build a new aircraft carrier as it increases defense spending

https://apnews.com/article/france-aircraft-carrier-macron-abu-dhabi-rafale-2d7d059670f140b3ac0706b9059328ad

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BenchpressMuyDebil@szmer.info · 10 pts · 261d (4 replies)

Bro what is happening to this community lately? This has nothing to do with "buying european" as a consumer, it's not a brand or product recomendation.

Do not use this community to promote Nationalism/Euronationalism. This community is for discussing European products/services and news related to that. For other topics the following might be of interest:

Is anyone else in the market for an aircraft carrier to be interested in it as an European product?

inb4 "muh military purchases help make us become independent from usa!!!!11"

STOP, go to europe@lemmy.dbzer0.com

Here's another "generic European news":

https://szmer.info/post/11377791

https://szmer.info/post/11364154

https://szmer.info/post/11377764

https://szmer.info/post/11347145

Shyze3D@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 259d (1 reply)
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BenchpressMuyDebil@szmer.info · 1 pts · 259d

I didn't think of blocking, thanks that's a good idea. Thanks for providing both accounts - blocked both.

kofzmann@toots.nu · 3 pts · 260d

@BenchpressMuyDebil @Sunshine buying European war products is very much an European alternative

Shyze3D@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 259d
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Kjell@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 261d (1 reply)

It is good that defense spending is increasing, but is an aircraft carrier the right thing to spend money on? Without knowing much of the naval industry, military or military strategies it feels like an aircraft carrier takes a long time to build, cost lots of money and would not increase the defense capabilities much.

IndustryStandard@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 260d

Aircraft carriers are a meme in the current age. A missile or drone barrage will sink it easily.