Airbus and seven other companies are set to launch a consortium to build a next-generation fighter jet in Berlin on Thursday, hoping to replace the Franco-German FCAS project that was scrapped this ...

The flagship partnership project became a glaring example of discord between the two nations.

When plans to build a European fighter jet to surpass the US F-35 were officially grounded this week, it came as a surprise to almost no one.

The ambitious dreams of European air dominance have come crashing down. After years of planning, billions in investment, and ...

Nine years ago, the idea of a Franco-German fighter jet was born. After much back and forth, Merz and Macron have now put a stop to the most important prestige project in European armaments ...

Failure to reach an agreement underscores the struggles Europe has faced in rebuilding its military capacity after decades of underinvestment.

France and Germany abandon the Future Combat Air System sixth-generation fighter jet program, dealing a major blow to ...

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Friday that it will take time to decide on the development of a new fighter aircraft, after the scrapping of a joint European scheme to manufacture a ...

The American giant Lockheed Martin is selling F-35s in droves, despite the jet’s operational problems, while Boeing is making ...

BERLIN, June 9 (Reuters) - A group of defence companies led by Airbus has submitted a position paper on a sixth-generation fighter jet project to the German government, signalling an industry push to ...

Dassault and Airbus were to build Europe’s next-generation fighter jet (file photo).

The effective collapse of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) fighter jet programme is a major setback for European defence cooperation. France, Germany and Spain have spent nearly a decade trying to ...