France and Germany abandon joint project to build European fighter jet
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed to terminate the FCAS (Future Combat Air System), a multi-billion euro joint fighter jet development program. The project's cancellation follows years of disputes between Airbus and Dassault over leadership roles and disagreements between the two governments on collaboration terms. The decision marks a significant setback for European defense cooperation efforts.
Paris and Berlin conclude firms involved unable to agree on way forward in blow to Europe’s common defence push
France and Germany have concluded that the companies involved in building a joint fighter jet will not be able to reach an agreement and have abandoned the project, officials in Berlin have said in a blow to Europe’s common defence efforts.
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, and the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, had “reached the shared assessment that the companies will not be able to come together”, an official told Agence France-Presse. “They acknowledge this reality.”
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