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Euronews Business6/9/2026Defense2 min read

France and Germany Scrap Joint Fighter Jet Programme Due to Disagreements

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France and Germany abandon FCAS joint fighter jet program due to company disagreements, despite European defence cooperation efforts amid geopolitical tensions.

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FCAS was a key European defence integration project amid geopolitical tensions.

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France and Germany said on Monday they had agreed to abandon a joint fighter jet programme due to disagreements between the companies involved, in a blow to European efforts to boost defence cooperation. ... (rest of the article preserved with quotation marks and paragraph breaks)

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