You just need to add the italians to the mix. Then it will work with France, Germany and UK. But if you put together France, Germany and UK without Italy nothing will be done. It is actually strange that this is a thing. FCAS, MGCS, MAWS all failed. Tornado, Eurofighter, Meteor, FREMM all good enough. And even when things do not workout for the best between french (SAMP/T) and germans (IRIS-T) they both worked with ok italy. If they do not pull out because they are out of money they will make things go: they cannot afford otherwise.
You just need to add the italians to the mix. Then it will work with France, Germany and UK. But if you put together France, Germany and UK without Italy nothing will be done. It is actually strange that this is a thing. FCAS, MGCS, MAWS all failed. Tornado, Eurofighter, Meteor, FREMM all good enough. And even when things do not workout for the best between french (SAMP/T) and germans (IRIS-T) they both worked with ok italy. If they do not pull out because they are out of money they will make things go: they cannot afford otherwise.
Italy probably supplies foods and drinks to the meetings that’s why they work.
FREMM however was without German or British involvement