The leaders of Germany and France have agreed to scrap a landmark project to develop and build a new-generation fighter jet, officials said on Monday, bowing to industrial rivalries over Europe’s most ambitious defense program.

Die Entwicklung des gemeinsamen europäischen Kampfjets wird nach SPIEGEL-Informationen beendet. Darauf haben sich Kanzler Merz und Präsident Macron verständigt. Der Jet sollte den…

Kanzler Friedrich Merz und Frankreichs Präsident Emmanuel Macron haben sich darauf verständigt, das gemeinsame Kampfflugzeugprojekt FCAS zu beenden. Die beiden Länder konnten…

Kanzler Merz und der französische Präsident Macron haben sich darauf verständigt, das gemeinsame Kampfflugzeug-Projekt FCAS zu beenden. Das solle aber nicht das Ende von…

The €100 billion FCAS project, launched in 2017, has been stalled for over a year

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed to abandon a joint fighter jet programme due to long-running disagreements between the companies…

France and Germany have decided to end a planned joint fighter jet program after disagreements between the defense companies involved proved impossible to...

Failure to reach an agreement underscores the struggles Europe has faced in rebuilding its military capacity after decades of underinvestment.

Países não conseguiram superar diferenças de necessidade e controle sobre desenvolvimento do avião de última geração, anunciado em 2017

Paris and Berlin are pulling the plug on a key defense program in a decision likely to tarnish French President Emmanuel Macron’s legacy.

Nach langen Querelen ist klar: Deutschland und Frankreich stoppen das prestigeträchtige Mega-Rüstungsprojekt eines gemeinsamen Kampfflugzeugs.

Paris and Berlin conclude firms involved unable to agree on way forward in blow to Europe’s common defence push

Divergências entre a Airbus e a Dassault e as dúvidas de Berlim sobre a pertinência do projecto ditaram o seu fim.

BERLIN: France and Germany have agreed to abandon a joint fighter jet program due to disagreements between the companies involved, Berlin said Monday in a blow to European efforts…

France and Germany on Monday announced they were abandoning a joint fighter jet programme due to disagreements between France's Dassault Aviation and Airbus, which represents…

France, Germany abandon joint fighter jet project

France and Germany have decided to abandon the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) fighter jet program, according to multiple media reports citing French and German government sources.

The termination of the plan comes as Washington increases pressure on Europe to become more militarily independent.

The next-generation aircraft project has been scrapped due to company disagreements, dealing a blow to European security cooperation efforts.

The leaders of Germany and France have agreed to scrap a landmark project to develop and build a new-generation fighter jet, officials said on Monday, bowing to industrial…

The project was seen as a key test of European efforts to work more closely on defence as they seek to present a united front in the face of a hostile Russia at a time of souring…