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French and German leaders aim to defuse tensions over fighter jet.

France’s President Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz will discuss how to resolve differences over the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project when they meet in Berlin on Wednesday.

Disputes over governance and workload plague the next-generation fighter jet project that is crucial to European defence ambitions.

mediafaro.org/article/20250723

Four FCAS fighter jets flying against a backdrop of clouds in an impression Europe’s Future Combat Air Systems project. | © Airbus
The Financial Times · French and German leaders aim to defuse tensions over fighter jet.By Leila Abboud
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Eric Trappier, toujours aussi percutant, relève le "foutage de gueule" des Belges qui commandent en pleine guerre commerciale avec les Etats-Unis des F-35, puis demandent à Dassault de participer dans les programmes d'avion de chasse européen et de produire en Belgique.

Deutsch-französisches Projekt Kampfjet-Projekt vor dem Aus?

Kräftemessen beim Kampfjet-Projekt FCAS: Der französische Partner Dassault will mehr Anteile - Airbus reagiert verärgert. Beim Besuch von Frankreichs Präsident Macron wird das Thema zur Chefsache. Von Cai Rienäcker.

➡️ tagesschau.de/inland/macron-be

tagesschau.de · Deutsch-französisches Projekt Kampfjet-Projekt vor dem Aus?By Cai Rienäcker
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@thejapantimes Designing and building a small number of expensive snowflakes (like #GCAP and #FCAS) was never a recipe for great success.

Now the MAGA regime means the USA can't be trusted while the #CCP China has 5th gen designs and the industrial base and intent to outmanufacture all democracies. And when "the time is right" they will sell their advanced military gear to their despot allies, including putin.

Perhaps democracies should consider rationalizing their plans and settle for a unified airframe design that can be mass-produced and equipped with mass-produced electronics and armament. The time isn't ideal for profiteering and IP masturbation.

I've previously suggested using the *existing* Korean #KF21 as a starting platform because we might not have *years* let alone decades to start building actual deterrence... 😬