Dossier
FCAS project
Coverage of FCAS project in the Nexus archive.
- France, Germany reach deal on arms maker KNDS, paving way for IPO
France and Germany agreed to joint governance of arms maker KNDS with equal stakes, advancing its IPO to strengthen European defense cooperation. The deal follows the collapse of the Franco-German FCAS fighter jet project and aims to boost Europe's industrial and defense capabilities.
- FCAS project failure: 'France, Germany characterised by totally different strategic cultures'
France and Germany have abandoned a joint fighter jet programme due to disagreements between involved companies, impacting European defense cooperation efforts. Jeanette Süß attributes the failure to differing strategic and military cultures between the two nations.