Planned as Europe's biggest joint defence project, FCAS has been abandoned after French and German companies failed to resolve years of disputes, despite repeated political intervention. #EuropeNews

Es wird laut Handelsblatt-Informationen keine Zusammenarbeit zwischen Airbus und Dassault beim Flugzeugsystem FCAS geben. Der Schuldige steht aus Berliner Sicht fest.

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

Nach jahrelangen Vorbereitungen ist das milliardenschwere Rüstungsprojekt eines deutsch-französischen Kampfflugzeugs gescheitert.

Als Symbol europäischer Verteidigungsfähigkeit sollte FCAS die Luftwaffe der Zukunft schaffen. Nun ist das milliardenschwere deutsch-französische Prestigeprojekt nach jahrelangem…

Seit Monaten stritten Airbus und Dassault um die Führungsrolle bei der Entwicklung neuer Kampfjets. Nun ist das deutsch-französisch-spanische Projekt gescheitert.

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

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

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

Berlino annuncia la fine del progetto FCAS: Airbus e Dassault non hanno trovato l'intesa. L'Europa perde il suo caccia comune.

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

Dopo anni di tensioni, Berlino e Parigi chiudono il progetto di caccia comune. Airbus e Dassault non hanno trovato un accordo. La cooperazione nel settore della difesa tra i due…

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

The German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, would have proposed that the two nations, along with Spain, which is also involved as a partner, continue to jointly develop the so-called…

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

Die Idee klang vielversprechend: Deutschland und Frankreich bauen gemeinsam einen Kampfjet. Doch nach viel Hin und Her haben Merz und Macron das Prestigeprojekt der…

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

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…