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Germany Sets April Deadline to Save FCAS or Face Collapse
Berlin has given France and its industrial partners until April to resolve a bitter dispute between Airbus and Dassault over leadership and workshare in the Future Combat Air System — Europe's most expensive defense program.
Key Takeaways
- Germany has set an April deadline for resolving the Airbus-Dassault workshare dispute that has paralyzed FCAS for years
- The core conflict: Dassault claims fighter design primacy (Rafale expertise), Airbus claims system integration leadership
- Failure could prompt Germany to explore GCAP as an alternative — a shift that would fundamentally reshape European air power politics
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