France and Germany Abandon Joint Fighter Jet Project Amid Industry Disagreements
France and Germany have abandoned a joint fighter jet project due to disagreements between the companies involved. The decision marks a setback for European defense cooperation. French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz acknowledged the failure of the project.
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The next-generation aircraft project has been scrapped due to company disagreements, dealing a blow to European security cooperation efforts.
The termination of the plan comes as Washington increases pressure on Europe to become more militarily independent.
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.
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 not be able to come together”, an official told Agence France-Presse. “They acknowledge this reality.” Continue reading...