Interesting concept.

Mutually Assured Strike Support

MASS would have superiority and shot-calling authority over the entire industry at once.

One union is a unicorn fantasy in the PAX industry.

However, if there will only ever be two oxen pulling the wagon, we can either fight with each other, or we can cooperate, and use our combined brute force to turn on the man holding the whips and chains, dominating him with impunity in perpetuity.

That said, a Fighter 2-ship will always be more effective against an enemy than a 1-ship. The way it ought to be working now is that we want the other other Super Dog to get a contract that is WAY better than our contract. Then we go to our Master and say we want a contract that is WAY better than the other Dogs'. And so on, and so on...