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France, Germany and Spain want to build a modern fighter jet together. But now the FCAS project is starting another dispute between the partners.
Merz to Meet Macron in Bid to Resolve Growing Fighter Jet Rift
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron will seek to quell a growing Franco-German squabble over the countries’ next-generation fighter jet when they meet for high-profile consultations in Berlin later this month.
Merz_ Macron eye meeting to resolve growing fighter jet rift
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron will seek to quell a growing Franco-German squabble over the countries’ next-generation fighter jet when they meet for high-profile consultations in Berlin this month. The two leaders are scheduled to meet during the week of July 21, ahead of ministerial talks between the two governments in August. Growing friction over the Future Combat Air System jet has moved to the top of …
The German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz, on Wednesday, confirmed his commitment to the sixth-generation combat aircraft, Future Combat Air System (FCAS), a joint venture with France and Spain. Nevertheless, he acknowledged that there were ongoing differences between countries on the distribution of roles in the project, in particular because of the demand by French companies to obtain most of the work on the key element of the project.
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