France and Germany abandon joint project to build European fighter jet

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Al Jazeera (EN) - All 2 hours ago • aljazeera.com

France and Germany scrap fighter jet in hit to European defence cooperation

The termination of the plan comes as Washington increases pressure on Europe to become more militarily independent. France and Germany have announced that they are to scrap a landmark project to jointly develop a sixth-g…

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The Guardian - UK 5 hours ago • theguardian.com

France and Germany abandon joint project to build European fighter jet

Paris and Berlin conclude firms involved unable to agree on way forward in blow to Europe’s common defence pushFrance and Germany have concluded that the companies involved in building a joint fighter jet will not be abl…

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