Merz Vows to Defend the Franco-German Fighter Jet Project

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The Franco-German project to build a sixth-generation fighter jet is about to end. Now, the long-standing armaments CEO Frank Haun is to launch a last rescue attempt.

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The mediators' report is expected by the end of April. They must try to reconcile the positions of Dassault and Airbus.

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The €100 billion project to develop the next fighter jet has been in crisis for months due to a dispute between Airbus and Dassault over leadership roles and the division of labor. Merz was close to abandoning the project but is now pursuing mediation.

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Chancellor Friedrich Merz has tasked German defense executive Frank Haun with a final attempt to salvage the faltering Franco-German project to build a joint fighter jet. As reported by "Der Spiegel," Merz asked the long-time head of the tank manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) to act as one of two mediators, attempting to mend the dispute between French aircraft manufacturer Dassault and Airbus's military division by proposing a new compro…

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he is committed to saving the problematic FCAS fighter aircraft programme with France and Spain, underlining the importance of European defence cooperation for Germany’s industrial future. “I will fight until the last moment for joint European projects such as the FCAS,” Merz said at a conference organized by the FAZ newspaper. The futuristic air combat system project faces uncertainty amid a public dispute …