BERLIN, Dec 31, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Efforts to break a deadlock in 2025 over plans for a new European fighter jet have been unsuccessful, a German government spokesman told AFP on Wednesday. The Future Combat Aircraft System (FCAS) programme was launched in 2017 to replace France's Rafale jet and the Eurofighter planes used by Germany and Spain. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz had previously pledged a decision on FCAS by the end of the year. The future of the FCAS project has looked increasingly uncertain over the tensions between Dassault Aviation and Airbus. Mayer-Lay argued that France should build its own fighter jet, while Germany and Spain seek new partners for a separate aircraft.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha December 31, 2025 12:45 UTC