Hans Eberhard, who was director of
the Armaments Directorate in the German Defense Ministry from 1978 to 1981, says that the «U.S. manufacturers badly wanted a European endorsement for the cruise missile.
John Corley, director of USAF's Capabilities Integration
Directorate, used the same phrase to describe the weapon's benefits at an Air
Armament Symposium in Florida in October 2007 (see page 15, pdf format).