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France Goes Alone on Sixth-Gen Fighter Jet
Original: France Goes Solo on Sixth-Gen Fighter After FCAS Split, New Demonstrator in 2027, Jet by Early 2040s
France is pressing ahead with its own sixth-generation fighter program after the Franco-German-Spanish FCAS joint project split apart. The plan includes a new technology demonstrator flying in 2027 and an operational fighter jet entering service in the early 2040s. The move marks a major turn in European defence cooperation, with Paris betting it can build a next-generation combat aircraft independently of its former partners.
Why now: The collapse of the FCAS partnership is a significant shift in European defence industry and military cooperation.
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