Germany is weighing the decision to leave a major European defense project, the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), to possibly join a competing UK-led initiative. The FCAS, worth €100 billion, aims to develop a cutting-edge fighter aircraft by 2040, replacing Germany’s and Spain’s Eurofighters and France’s Rafales. In recent developments, Germany, France, and Spain reaffirmed […]
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