US EditionMerz questions German need for future manned fighter jet amid FCAS trouble
Germany may leave the FCAS manned fighter jet project due to diverging needs with France, focusing instead on drones and the combat cloud, amid rising costs and industrial rivalries.
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has questioned the need for a manned sixth-generation fighter jet amid troubles with the Franco-German-Spanish FCAS warplane project.
- The FCAS project, launched in 2017 to replace aging jets, has been stalled by industrial rivalries, with differing requirements between Germany and France.
- Merz suggested Germany could explore partnerships with other nations if it concludes a manned fighter jet is still required, citing potential cooperation with Spain.
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FCAS: France and Germany’s Version of the F-47 NGAD Is Now ‘Circling the Drain’
Summary and Key Points: The multinational Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project is nearing cancellation as a deep Franco-German split over industrial “best athlete” leadership dooms the 6th-generation fighter. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is reportedly now open to pursuing entry into the rival Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) and exploring a partnership with the United Kingdom, Italy, and Japan. FCAS Graphic. AIRBUS Handout. -While Franc…
The German chancellor at the Machtwechsel podcast: "The French need a jet with nuclear capacity, which can land on an aircraft carrier at the moment, the German armed forces "no" . But then the spokesman of the government blunt: "We do not want to dissolve the partnership" . Reaffirmed Berlin's no to own nuclear weapons
The German Chancellor says this is not a "political dispute" with France, but a technical issue of requirements profile that best serve the armed forces of the two countries.
Questioned in a podcast on the Scaf, the German Chancellor sent a tab to the Franco-German project, considering that the project did not meet the needs of his country.
DECRYPTAGE - Chancellor Friedrich Merz believes that the needs of Germany and France diverge in the fight aviation of the future. He threatens to leave the project.
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