Between them, members of the European Union produce 17 different battle tanks – compared to one in the United States, 29 destroyers and frigates – compared to 4 in the US and 20 different types of fighter planes, compared to six.
EU countries also have 178 different sorts of weapons systems, compared to 30 in the United States.
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Laura Tingle is The Australian Financial Review's former political editor. She is now chief political correspondent for the ABC's 7.30 program. Connect with Laura on Facebook and Twitter.
