REPORT – Germany’s Strategic Reappraisal of FCAS: Workshare Disputes, Alternative Partnerships and the Future of Europe’s Next-Generation Fighter

ABSTRACT The Future Combat Air System (FCAS), launched in 2017 as a tripartite initiative between France, Germany, and Spain, has by September 2025 evolved into one of the most consequential yet troubled defence industrial programs in Europe. Conceived to deliver the New Generation Fighter (NGF), a family of Remote Carriers, and a hyperconnected Air Combat … Leggi tutto REPORT – Germany’s Strategic Reappraisal of FCAS: Workshare Disputes, Alternative Partnerships and the Future of Europe’s Next-Generation Fighter