Germany and France halt joint fighter jet development project.

VTV.vn - Germany and France have agreed to halt the development project for a next-generation fighter jet - one of Europe's most ambitious defense programs.

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Germany and France have agreed to halt the next-generation fighter jet development project, after months of deadlock between the defense companies involved in the program.

According to Berlin officials, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the project on the sidelines of the European Union-Western Balkans summit in Montenegro last week. The two leaders concluded that there was no prospect of resolving the long-standing disagreements between the arms companies involved.

The French President's office said the two leaders had discussed the project in detail and regretted that key industrial partners, including aerospace giant Airbus representing Germany and Spain , and Dassault Aviation of France, failed to reach an agreement.

The project was launched in 2017 by President Macron and former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, with the participation of France, Germany, and Spain. This €100 billion program was once seen as a cornerstone of Europe's efforts to strengthen its defense capabilities after decades of limited investment.

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The core of the project is to develop a next-generation fighter jet, supported by drones and connected via a "combat cloud"—a highly secure combat data link network that allows aircraft, drones, and weapon systems to coordinate in the same combat environment.

Although development of the main fighter jet has been halted, a European source indicates that both sides are moving toward a face-saving solution, whereby systems outside the fighter jet could continue to be developed under the name Future Combat Air System (FCAS). FCAS is a program aimed at building Europe's next-generation air combat system.

The two sides have been at odds for months over specifications, control over the next development phase, and access to intellectual property. They also have differing requirements for the aircraft, with Germany questioning whether developing a manned sixth-generation fighter is still relevant to its air force needs.

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The halt to the project comes amid warnings from Western military officials about the growing threat from Russia, while the US is increasing pressure on Europe to rearm.

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