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Blow to EU defence cooperation as France, Germany abandon joint fighter jet programme
Blow to EU defence cooperation as France, Germany abandon joint fighter jet programme 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 Germany and Spain. The decision came as a blow to European efforts to boost defence cooperation in the face of increasing Russian hostilities and souring ties with the United States. France and Germany said on Monday they had agreed to...
Franco-German fighter jet project collapses after industry dispute
Germany, France scrap joint fighter jet programme — sources June 9, 2026After years of infighting, the Franco-German project to build a joint next-generation fighter jet has collapsed. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed last week that manufacturers Dassault and Airbus failed to resolve key disputes, officials in Berlin and Paris confirmed on Monday. The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program, launched in 2017, aimed to build a next-generation...
India moves closer to mega Rafale deal, but will it solve the IAF's fighter shortage?
The Ministry of Defence has issued a Letter of Request (LoR) to France for the procurement of 114 Rafale fighters for the Indian Air Force (IAF). The new Rafale deal, expected to cost Rs 3.25 lakh crore, will be a government-to-government deal between India and France. If the previous deal for 36 Rafale aircraft is to be used as a yard stick then the Indian Air Force is not likely yo get its first Rafale aircraft for at least four years after signing the deal, but since then Dassault's order...
Why the Franco-German FCAS fighter jet project failed
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. After months of negotiations and repeated delays, Germany and France on Monday ended their cooperation on the Future Combat Air System (FCAS). According to the Élysée Palace, "the German authorities took the view that it was not possible to put further pressure on the companies concerned."
Berlin declares Franco-German fighter jet project dead in blow to Macron
BERLIN — France and Germany have abandoned a plan to jointly build a next-generation fighter jet over deep industrial disagreements — a major blow to French President Emmanuel Macron’s vision of closer European defense integration. The collapse underscores the difficulty of getting European countries to cooperate on complex and expensive multinational programs, despite concerns about deterring Russia and about the reliability of the alliance with the United States....
France and Germany abandon joint fighter jet project as companies unable to reach agreement
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 ties with the United States. France and Germany said on Monday they had agreed to abandon a joint fighter jet programme due to disagreements between the companies involved, in a blow to European efforts to boost defence cooperation. The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme was launched in 2017 to replace...
IAF chief in France, defence ministry issues LoR to Paris for 114-jet deal
IAF chief in France, defence ministry issues LoR to Paris for 114-jet deal NEW DELHI: IAF chief Air Chief Marshal A P Singh has reached France for a four-day visit to give a push to the Rafale deal even as the defence ministry has issued a Letter of Request (LoR) to the European country for the procurement of 114 multirole 4.5-generation fighter jets in a deal estimated to be worth around Rs 3.25 lakh crore. During his visit, the IAF chief will meet with senior officers in the French...
Europe’s next fighter jet problem has no easy answer
BERLIN — The collapse of a €100 billion program to build a European next-generation jet fighter has countries scrambling for options. For nearly a decade, the Future Combat Air System was supposed to embody a new vision of European military power: a French, German and Spanish effort — with Belgium as an observer — to build not just a fighter jet, but an entire networked system of jets, drones, sensors and satellites capable of competing with some of the world’s most innovative military...
Airbus-led group proposes fighter jet alternative after French-German project fails
The FCAS programme had been viewed as a flagship European defence project, aimed at strengthening military cooperation as Europe faces a more assertive Russia. A consortium led by Airbus has proposed developing a next-generation fighter jet after the collapse of a high-profile Franco-German warplane programme, one of the companies involved told the AFP news agency on Tuesday. The move comes a day after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron ended the original...
‘Pure stupidity’: Belgian PM slams Franco-German fighter jet failure
Belgium’s Prime Minister Bart De Wever on Tuesday slammed France and Germany for failing to agree on a joint program to build a new fighter jet. “I was extremely disappointed to read that France and Germany cannot reach agreement on the development of a European sixth-generation airplane. What a waste of time, what arrogance,” he said at an event in Brussels, adding: “This is that we have chosen, to be irrelevant in a crucial part of air defense, not only now,...