At the Berlin Air Show, Germany's air force chief said Germany will need to "pick up" a fifth-gen-plus system by 2035.

Over 750 exhibitors from 37 countries are expected to display their equipment, say organizers, but the New Generation Fighter (NGF) aircraft, the centerpiece of FCAS, is not…

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…

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.

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.

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.

“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…

A group of companies led by Airbus is set to present their plan for a next-generation fighter jet in Berlin on Thursday, hoping to replace the Franco-German FCAS project that was…

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…

At the Berlin Air Show, Germany's air force chief said Germany will need to "pick up" a fifth-gen-plus system by 2035.

Germany is considering additional F-35 purchases after FCAS collapse

After the collapse of its fighter jet project with France, Berlin is turning fiscal firepower into a claim for aerospace leadership.