Germany is pushing to join Britain’s £50bn future fighter-jet programme after pulling out of a deal with France.

After months of negotiations and repeated delays, Germany and France on Monday ended their cooperation on the Future Combat Air System (FCAS). According to the Élysée Palace, "the German authorities ...

he boss of Italian defence giant Leonardo has slammed the door shut on the possibility of Germany and France joining the ...

A group of companies led by Airbus is set to present their plan for a next-generation fighter jet in Berlin on Thursday, hoping to replace the Franco-German FCAS project that was scrapped this week.

By Andreas Rinke BERLIN, June 8 (Reuters) - The leaders of France and Germany have agreed to scrap a landmark project to develop and build a new-generation fighter jet, two German officials said on ...

The Future Combat Air System (FCAS), considered a lighthouse project of Franco-German plans to arm Europe into an independent imperialist great power capable of standing up to both the US and China, ...

BERLIN/PARIS, April 22 (Reuters) - Germany and France's defence ministers offered differing timelines on Wednesday for a decision on the Franco‑German FCAS fighter jet project, with one saying the two ...

Macron and Merz abandon joint project after years of squabbling, with Nato under pressure to rearm James Rothwell is The Telegraph’s Berlin correspondent. He joined in 2014 and has since worked as a ...

Germany has pulled the plug on a joint fighter jet programme with France, in a blow to European defence co-operation. The flagship project had been billed as an ambitious and unparalleled military ...

The head of Italian defence giant Leonardo told AFP it would be "beneficial" for Germany to join an initiative led by Britain ...

Planned as Europe's biggest joint defence project, FCAS has been abandoned after French and German companies failed to resolve years of disputes, despite repeated political intervention. After months ...