US EditionFrench Push for Greater Say in FCAS Program Roils Partners: Reports
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A joint plan by several European countries to develop a new fighter jet has been put in jeopardy because the French want to take on most of the work.
The German-French prestige project FCAS seems to be in another serious crisis. Federal Ministry of Defence and Airbus are losing ground. There is a British-led alternative.
Franco-German Rift Risks Dooming Next Fighter Jet, BDLI Says
A rift between French and German companies over control of a next-generation fighter jet risks dooming the project, Germany’s aviation lobby said, putting in doubt a marquee program just as the region fortifies its defense capabilities.
For years, Germany and France have been planning to build a joint fighter jet. But suddenly, the French demand that they take over 80 percent of the project. German defence politicians strongly reject this. There is already an alternative.
France recently informed Germany that it wanted to hold about 80% of the European combat aircraft of the future (SCAF) project, according to German specialized media Hartpunkt.Introduced in... The article European combat aircraft: France asks Germany to participate 80% in the project appeared first on Current Values.
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