Europe’s Future Fighter Enters Make-Or-Break Period

Dassault FCAS mockup

The FCAS mockup was consigned to the side-lines of the Dassault stand, but Dassault CEO Éric Trappier put its work share in the Le Bourget spotlight.

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The coming months will be critical in determining whether the French-German-Spanish effort to develop a new fighter continues from arranged marriage to amicable future or heads toward toxic divorce. The high-profile program that aims to replace sizable numbers of Eurofighter Typhoons in Germany and...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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