German ‘Team Gen 6’ Urges Future Fighter Decision This Year

Robert Wall Tony Osborne June 11, 2026

BERLIN—Eight leading German defense and aerospace companies are urging their government to decide on the path forward for a future combat aircraft before year’s end to safeguard local industrial expertise following the demise of the Franco-German-Spanish New Generation Fighter program. The...

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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