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        "msgid": "germany-eyes-independent-airbus-fighter-jet-project-after-fcas-collapse-1781078705",
        "date": "2026-06-10 14:04:29",
        "title": "Germany Eyes Independent Airbus Fighter Jet Project After FCAS Collapse",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Defence",
        "summary": "Germany is exploring an independent fighter jet programme led by Airbus following the cancellation of the joint Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project with France. Defence Minister Boris Pistorius outlined several options, including ordering additional F-35 jets as an interim measure or pursuing a German-led initiative. The collapse of the multibillion-euro FCAS programme was attributed to an unresolved leadership dispute between Airbus and France's Dassault.",
        "content": "<p>Germany is considering a range of options, including an independent\nproject with Airbus, after the joint Future Combat Air System (FCAS)\nprogramme with France was officially cancelled, Defence Minister Boris\nPistorius said on Tuesday. \u201cThere are several options: first, ordering\nadditional F-35 jets as an interim solution; second, joining an existing\ninternational project; or creating our own project under German\nleadership involving Airbus and other partners,\u201d Pistorius told a press\nconference. He revealed that the German government has been conducting\nsecret negotiations with Airbus for months. Pistorius nevertheless\ncautioned that it was too early to make a final decision. All options\nare being assessed, including a fourth option he declined to detail\nfurther. On the same day, the Financial Times reported that eight\naerospace and defence companies led by Airbus have expressed interest in\ncollaborating to create an alternative project to replace FCAS. The FCAS\nprogramme was launched in 2017 to create a future fighter jet to replace\nFrance\u2019s Rafale and the Eurofighter used by Germany and Spain. The\nmultibillion-euro project collapsed after Airbus and France\u2019s Dassault\nfailed to resolve a dispute over project leadership.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/germany-eyes-independent-airbus-fighter-jet-project-after-fcas-collapse-1781078705",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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