The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) coordinates France, Germany and Spain on a next-generation air combat system to replace legacy jets by around 2040. France and Germany have ended their FCAS bid, with Spain involved, signaling a pause or realignment in the project.
France and Germany have announced they will end plans to build a joint sixth-generation fighter jet, after industrial deadlock between Dassault and Airbus blocked progress. Leaders say work on associated drones and a shared combat data network will continue, but the core €100bn fighter programme has been abandoned this week.