Dassault says it can build fighter jet alone if European project collapses
Comments by French defence company CEO are latest sign of rift over joint development programme with Germany
Comments by French defence company CEO are latest sign of rift over joint development programme with Germany

Beleaguered programme may continue in scaled-back form, after Airbus CEO said his company had given up on fighter jet

Crisis over weapons programme crucial to European defence ambitions deepens as Berlin considers alternative partners

The fate of FCAS hangs on whether French President Emmanuel Macron can get the contractor to bend

Chief executive Éric Trappier blames German arm of Airbus for blocking progress

Mediators have until April 28 to overcome power struggle between Airbus and Dassault Aviation

Company says politicians may need to resolve impasse over governance of Europe’s biggest defence project