Germany Cannot Achieve Military Independence Without Indigenous Fighter Jet Capability

What was said

"If Germany is ever going to be an independent power, it has to have a completely indigenous defense industry. And if this latest operation with the French has now failed, that's not going to happen soon, or at least it's not going to happen with the conventional technologies that we understand."

Zeihan argued that Germany's inability to develop its own fighter jet fundamentally limits its potential as an independent military power. He noted that countries with strong air forces including France, Poland, Sweden, the UK, and Italy can now prevent Germany from becoming militarily dominant, which he views as geopolitically stabilizing given historical precedent.