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March 5th, 2026

FCAS: Industry and unions push for a German next-generation fighter jet

The German Aerospace Industries Association, Airbus and IG Metall are urging the German government to make a decision on the Future Combat Air System (FCAS).

By Nana Brink

Opinion | Fighter jet

September 29th, 2025

Why the Greens support FCAS

The Franco-German-Spanish program to develop a sixth-generation airborne weapon system is on the brink of collapse. Greens from Germany and France are warning that the FCAS could be canceled without a replacement solution.

By Anton Hofreiter, Sara Nanni, Chantal Kopf, Cyrielle Châtelain, Damien Girard and Catherine Hervieu

Eine Design-Studie des unbemannten Kampfflugzeugs "CA-1 Europa" von Helsing.

News | Fighter jet

September 26th, 2025

Air defense: How unmanned systems could call major projects like FCAS into question

Following US prototypes, the German AI start-up Helsing is now also presenting an unmanned combat aircraft, the CA-1 Europa. The new trend casts doubt on expensive systems such as FCAS.

By Nana Brink