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Is the FCAS Sixth-Gen Fighter Program About to Crash and Burn?

With France’s withdrawal from the inter-European FCAS sixth-gen fighter jet initiative appearing more and more likely, it is unclear how the program will survive.
It’s “déjà vu all over again” for Europe’s defense ambitions. The €100 billion Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program, meant ...
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Luke Diaz is a freelance military writer with experience on active duty with the US Navy as well as defense and industrial ...
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