Fighter jet • Table.Briefings

April 22nd, 2026

FCAS: A decisive week for Merz and Macron

On Wednesday, the Defense Committee is scheduled to be briefed on the current status of FCAS. By the end of the week, Macron and Merz could announce a decision on the program’s future.

By Gabriel Bub

News | FCAS

March 31st, 2026

FCAS: Frank Haun is expected to make a final attempt at mediation

Frank Haun is set to serve as one of two mediators between the feuding industry partners in the FCAS project. By the end of April, he is expected to work with a French mediator to find a solution for the defense project.

By Gabriel Bub

News | FCAS

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).

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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.

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