François Picard is pleased to welcome Ulrike Franke, Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. According to Franke, the project's demise was "not a surprise to anybody." While acknowledging that Dassault was often perceived as "quite difficult to deal with," she argues that the deeper problem lay in a structural design flaw that brought together industrial rivals who "never really had the incentive to properly work together."
End of FCAS 'flagship project' marks setback for Franco-German cooperation and European defence
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Mon 14:53 - Financial Times
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Mon 16:48 - Financial Times
Berlin pulls plug on Franco-German fighter jet
Mon 17:14 - politico.eu
Berlin declares Franco-German fighter jet project dead in blow to Macron - politico.eu
Mon 17:51 - Breaking Defense
Franco-German-Spanish FCAS fighter program dead: Reports - Breaking Defense
Mon 18:57 - France 24
Blow to EU defence cooperation as France, Germany abandon joint fighter jet programme
Mon 19:01 - Reuters
Germany and France drop joint fighter jet project - Reuters
Mon 20:44 - The War Zone
Franco-German Future Fighter Effort Collapses Over Irreconcilable Differences - The War Zone
Mon 22:32 - DW All
Franco-German fighter jet project collapses after industry dispute
Mon 22:32 - DW Top
Franco-German fighter jet project collapses after industry dispute
Tue 03:42 - Euronews
France and Germany abandon joint fighter jet project as companies unable to reach agreement
Tue 09:00 - Euronews
Why the Franco-German FCAS fighter jet project failed
Tue 09:00 - Euronews.com
Why the Franco-German FCAS fighter jet project failed - Euronews.com
Tue 10:52 - France 24
Germany and France scrap landmark next-generation fighter jet project
Tue 12:15 - Aviation Week
FCAS Drama Ends In German-French Fighter Divorce - Aviation Week
Tue 12:33 - Euronews
Airbus-led group proposes fighter jet alternative after French-German project fails
Tue 13:06 - Daily Sabah
New fighter jet proposal surfaces after Franco-German project collapse | Daily Sabah - Daily Sabah
Tue 14:54 - BBC Europe
Scrapping of Franco-German fighter jet leaves allies at odds on defence future