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Why are Europe's biggest defense projects in trouble?
Long-running disputes over military requirements, industrial leadership, work share, and technology transfer are threatening Europe's €100 billion Future Combat Air System (FCAS) sixth-generation fighter jet program, with Airbus signaling openness to a restructured two-fighter solution, and tensions spilling over to the parallel Franco-German Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) tank project. The challenges undermine European ambitions to expand joint defense procurement, reduce reliance on the United States, and strengthen regional defense cooperation following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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10 tagsjoint defense projectsEuropean defense cooperationsixth-generation fighter aircraftmilitary procurementdefense industrycombat cloudmilitary dronesFranco-German military tiesEuropean defense autonomydefense spending
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