FCAS: Two-track fighter solution emerges

Tensions are mounting over Europe’s most expensive air combat program, FCAS, amid speculation about a two-aircraft solution that would preserve cooperation while allowing different fighter jets to be developed.

09. February 2026
Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in January. (picture alliance / LAPRESSE | Roberto Monaldo / LaPresse)

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Last updated: 09. February 2026