The struggling €100 billion programme is stuck on differences between France and Germany
The head of the European aerospace company Airbus said he still believes in the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) as a platform, even as he doubles down on developing separate fighter jets.
The struggling €100 billion programme to develop an aerial combat system centred on a next-generation fighter jet has been stuck for over a year due to industry and political differences between France and Germany.
“Collaboration is not a walk in the park,” Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury admitted during the opening remarks of his company’s defence summit on Wednesday.
However, Faury stressed that he continues to believe in a European future combat air system, which is more than just a plane. He pointed out that most of the current difficulties lie in the fighter jet component of the project.
