Berlin pulls plug on Franco-German fighter jet

Chancellor Friedrich Merz proposes scaling back €100bn defence project to co-operation on ‘combat cloud’

France and Germany abandon joint fighter jet program, German government says

Abandoning the project will be a blow to efforts by European countries to cooperate more closely on defense and to present a united front as they contend with a hostile Russia and souring ties with the United States.

France and Germany abandon joint project to build European fighter jet

Paris and Berlin conclude firms involved unable to agree on way forward in blow to Europe’s common defence push France and Germany have concluded that the companies involved in building a joint fighter jet will not be able to reach an agreement and have abandoned the project, officials in Berlin have said in a blow to Europe’s common defence efforts. The French president, Emmanuel Macron, and the Germany chancellor, Friedrich Merz, had “reached the shared assessment that the companies will no...

By Jon Henley Europe correspondent

France and Germany scrap fighter jet in hit to European defence cooperation

The termination of the plan comes as Washington increases pressure on Europe to become more militarily independent.

Franco-German fighter jet project collapses after industry dispute

The next-generation aircraft project has been scrapped due to company disagreements, dealing a blow to European security cooperation efforts.

France, Germany abandon joint fighter jet project

France and Germany said on Monday they had agreed to abandon a joint fighter jet programme due to disagreements between the companies involved, in a blow to European efforts to boost defence cooperation.

France, Germany abandon joint fighter jet project

France, Germany abandon joint fighter jet project

Germany and France drop joint fighter jet project

The decision comes as Western military officials have warned of a growing threat from ⁠Russia, while the U.S. is stepping up pressure for Europe to rearm itself.

Germany and France drop joint fighter jet project

The leaders of France and Germany have agreed to scrap a landmark project to develop and build a new-generation fighter jet, two German officials said on Monday, ending one of Europe’s most ambitious defence programmes. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the troubled project on the sidelines of the EU-Western Balkans […]

Merz, Macron agree to halt FCAS fighter jet plan: Berlin

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed to abandon a joint fighter jet programme due to long-running disagreements between the companies involved, the German government said Monday.

By RFI

France and Germany have abandoned a joint project to build a European fighter jet

The project was seen as a key test of European efforts to work more closely on defence.

France, Germany scrap joint fighter jet project amid industry dispute

France and Germany have decided to end a planned joint fighter jet program after disagreements between the defense companies involved proved impossible to resolve, dealing a setbac...