Independent of the British government, BAe commenced its own dialogue between itself and American aircraft manufacturers Boeing and McDonnell Douglas for the purpose of assessing if BAe could participate any of their future programs, although the company's chairman, Lord Beswick, publicly stated that the overall aim of the firm was to pursue collaboration in Europe.
De forma independente ao goberno británico, BAe comezou as súas propias conversas cos fabricantes estadounidenses Boeing e McDonnell Douglas co fin de avaliar se a compañía podería participar nalgún dos seus futuros programas, aínda que o seu presidente, Lord Beswick, declarou publicamente que o obxectivo xeral da empresa era continuar colaborando con Europa.