FCAS Drama Ends In German-French Fighter Divorce

2018 ILA Berlin Air Show FCAS announcement

Flashback: At the 2018 edition of the ILA Berlin Air Show officials signed on for Dassault and Airbus to build a Franco-German fighter jet.

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BERLIN—Eight years after Airbus and Dassault shook hands at the ILA Berlin Air Show to jointly pursue a future combat aircraft, France and Germany have decided on the eve of this year’s gathering to go their separate ways. The failure of the so-called New Generation Fighter, the central pillar of...
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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