US EditionMacron and Merz Meet to Address Dispute in €100 Billion FCAS Fighter Project
Dassault seeks clear control over the core fighter and supplier choices while Airbus demands equal partnership in the €100 billion FCAS project, risking delays to the 2040 replacement plan.
- Ahead of the European Union summit starting Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz are set to meet to discuss the crisis-hit FCAS fighter programme, according to sources.
- Initially launched by Macron and former German Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2017, the 100-billion-euro Franco-German-Spanish project aims to replace the Dassault Rafale and Airbus-backed Eurofighter by 2040.
- Dassault Aviation demands authority over the core fighter, while Airbus insists on maintaining equal partnership accords, with manufacturers falling out over control of the flying demonstrator phase.
- A potential collapse of the FCAS project could trigger reshuffling of European defense alliances, with Sweden's Saab Gripen or the GCAP fighter project involving Britain, Japan, and Italy emerging as alternatives.
- Macron dismissed concerns that industrial friction should dictate state policy, stating, "Should that decide the strategy of states? The answer is no.
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Germany and France wanted to build a new fighter aircraft, but the project is not progressing. The companies involved are divided. The chancellor hopes for a final mediation attempt.
This programme has been blocked for months because of Franco-German industrial tensions between the two aeronautics giants.
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The future European combat aircraft project divides Dassault and Airbus recently. French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz are trying to reconcile the two companies.
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Macron and Merz Join Forces to Overcome Fighter Jet Project Challenges
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