http://reuters.com/world/us-officials-object-european-push-b... (https://archive.is/BTRUS)
> U.S. officials have told European allies they want them to keep buying American-made arms, amid recent moves by the European Union to limit U.S. manufacturers' participation in weapons tenders, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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> According to two of the sources, Rubio said any exclusion of U.S. companies from European tenders would be seen negatively by Washington, which those two sources interpreted as a reference to the proposed EU rules.
I suppose it will be done as always: allow tenders from EU/US/etc. This time though, instead of always buying at least a certain amount from the US regardless of merit and cost (because what you were really buying was US protection), actually buy on merit and cost. The protection was a scam.