Germany and France have pulled the plug on a joint jet project that never got off the ground
The long-delayed €100 billion ($116 billion) project to develop a fully European next-generation fighter jet for NATO members has been formally abandoned.
Despite citing the need to counter a perceived threat from Russia and strengthen Europe’s military, France and Germany have failed to overcome years of industrial and political disagreements over a project intended to reduce Europe’s reliance on US-made military hardware.
Was the cancellation of the project a surprise?
Not really. The fate of the Future Combat Air System, or FCAS, had been uncertain…
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