Jean-Brice Dumont, head of airpower at Airbus Defence and Space told reporters today that despite the FCAS fighter collapse, "we have not wasted our time," stressing that technologies linked to the defunct plane can be reused.

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.

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…

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.

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.

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

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

The combat cloud and unmanned drones may yet survive

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…

A Berlino un'alleanza di otto aziende della difesa guidata da Airbus lancerà Team Gen 6, progetto tedesco di caccia di sesta generazione per sostituire il fallito programma…

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

FCAS ist nicht das erste fehlgeschlagene internationale Rüstungsprojekt. Eine Geschichte guter Absichten ohne guten Ausgang.

With existing FCAS contracts ending this year, the companies want the government to keep spending money on a sixth-generation warplane.

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