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| Europe Rearm Blunder: France and Germany Scrap Troubled 100B Euro Fighter Jet Project |
| 2026-06-09 |
| [Breitbart] The project, known as Future Combat Air System (FCAS), was launched in 2017 by French President Emmanuel Macron and then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel that sought to develop replacement fighter jets to France’s Rafale and the Eurofighter, used by Germany and Spain, which joined the program in 2019. Rollout of the troubled, would-be replacements was set for 2040 – at the very earliest. The ambitious project also called for the development of new combat drones and a futuristic “combat communications cloud” interlinking the drones and next generation jets through advanced sensors and communication systems. FCAS was described as an “emblematic” project amid Europe’s ongoing effort to overhaul its defense after decades of underinvestment. The FCAS project, however, stalled over the past year, marred by disagreements between France’s Dassault Aviation and Airbus, which represented Germany and Spain in the project, over who should lead the project. Now, unnamed officials on Monday confirmed to international outlets on Monday that Paris and Berlin have pulled out of the troubled project after the companies failed to resolve their disagreements. |
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