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In the 1980s, West Germany had an active stealth project, lead by Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm, which succeeded in actually making a real design, called the MBB Lampyridae. They succeeded in making a mock-up for wind-tunnel testing. Plus, the RCS (radar-cross section, for those who don't know) of the aircraft was rumored to be lower than that of the F-117 that was developed earlier. For some reason, they canceled the project.
So what if West Germany continued on with the project and eventually mad it a real combat aircraft? Could it affect the aircraft industry greatly? Could the U.S. lose its dominance in stealth technology with its introduction?