Report: Make-or-break week for FCAS fighter jet project

According to Handelsblatt, mediation efforts over the Franco-German FCAS fighter jet project have failed. The paper reports that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz plans to make a decision on the project’s future on Tuesday.

20. April 2026
Merz und Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz recently met in Paris to discuss the war in Iran and how to secure the Strait of Hormuz. (picture alliance / SIPA | Jeanne Accorsini)

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Last updated: 20. April 2026