Franco-German FCAS Spat On The Brink As Decisive Meeting Nears

Emmanuel Macron with Friedrich Merz

French President Emmanuel Macron (left) with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (right) in Brussels on March 19.

Credit: Magali Cohen/Hans Lucas/AFP/Getty
France and Germany are poised to make a decision on whether they can repair the fractured defense industrial relationship for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program to jointly develop a new fighter—or whether the rift is too large. French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters he would mount...
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.

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