An Airbus-led alliance of eight defence firms will launch Team Gen 6 in Berlin, a German-backed sixth-generation fighter jet project intended to replace the collapsed Franco-German-Spanish FCAS programme, AFP reports.

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

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 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.

As well as disputes over control of the next phase of development and access to intellectual property, the two sides had widely differing requirements for the aircraft.

France and Germany have reportedly decided to abandon their long-troubled joint fighter jet initiative after years of political and industrial disagreements prevented the project…

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…

Nach dem Aus des deutsch-französischen FCAS-Projekts arbeitet Airbus offenbar an einer weiteren Allianz mit europäischen Rüstungs- und Luftfahrtunternehmen. Das „Team Gen 6“ plant…

Das deutsch-französisch-spanische Kampfjet-Projekt FCAS wurde Anfang der Woche für gescheitert erklärt. Nun wollen acht Luftfahrt- und Rüstungsunternehmen einen Nachfolger auf die…

After years of squabbles over the development of the sixth-gen fighter jet, the centerpiece of the projected $115 billion effort, Berlin said the companies involved “cannot reach…

Industry sources said the move did not amount to an attempt to launch a new fighter project following the collapse of the Franco-German FCAS program.

Das deutsch-französische FCAS-Projekt ist gescheitert. Nun will die deutsche Rüstungsindustrie, angeführt von einer Airbus-Tochter, einen eigenen Kampfjet entwickeln. Die IG…

The FCAS programme had been viewed as a flagship European defence project, aimed at strengthening military cooperation as Europe faces a more assertive Russia.

The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme was launched in 2017 to replace France’s Rafale jets and the Eurofighter planes used by Germany and Spain.

An alliance headed by Airbus has proposed building a new next-generation fighter jet after a high-profile French-German warplane project fell apart,...

“Knowing what we know today, we wouldn’t set up a program in this way again,” Pistorius said.

Frankreich steigt aus dem gemeinsamen Kampfjet-Projekt aus. Doch warum braucht Deutschland überhaupt einen Jet der sechsten Generation? Welche Fähigkeiten muss er haben? Wer soll…

The FCAS next-generation fighter jet program between France and Germany has been cancelled after Dassault Aviation and Airbus failed to resolve disputes

Germany and France cancel the €100 billion FCAS fighter jet program after Dassault and Airbus fail to resolve disputes, dealing a blow to European defense