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https://x.com/hukum2082/status/1946219658862051507 ---> On the @SAFRAN engine deal , the offer from Rolls Royce in terms of IPR and joint development terms was frankly mouthwatering. Perhaps we had the Australians on the backs of our minds and what the Brits did to them with the AUKUS submarine deal. The French were also once bitten twice shy and did not want to lose out on our dollars, to further develop the M88 stack. To be fair to them, despite the premium prices they have been extremely reliable as security partner. The ALH-LUH-IMRH totally rides on SAFRAN power packs. We did well by fanning the @RollsRoyce news to crack a fairly good deal with the French. As Henry M Paulson (US Treasury Secretary) once said, “The British …they do a lot of talking but never close.”