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Top German Labor Union, Aerospace Group Calls for FCAS Pullout in Another Blow to Program
- On Monday, Marie-Christine von Hahn, BDLI CEO, and Jürgen Kerner, IG Metall deputy head, called for tearing up the FCAS program, proposing a two-aircraft approach.
- Officials say the fight over workshare centers on ownership of program leadership between Dassault and Airbus, with accusations of `de facto claiming exclusive control`.
- BDLI and IG Metall note that, with a robust federal budget, Germany can invest and establish its own fighter program instead of joining multinational projects.
- At the Munich Security Conference, the trilateral FCAS programme including Spain faces higher delay risk as Phase 2 planned this year lacks a contract.
- Looking at broader reactions, Dassault and the German ministry of defence had not responded, Emmanuel Macron reportedly said `non` about the project's death, and Airbus said it `remains committed to the success of the FCAS programme.
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