\n As tensions persist between Dassault Aviation and Airbus, France and Germany are considering a transitional legal solution for the FCAS program, despite mounting doubts over its viability.\n <\/p>\n
The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project remains a major sticking point between Paris and Berlin. This morning, AlphaValue analysts report that the German and French governments now appear ready to establish a Dutch legal entity to house the project, “while privately asserting that the project is doomed to failure.”<\/p>\n
According to analysts, this move would push the deadline beyond May 2027, when France will have a new president and, potentially, new strategic directions. “In short, a face-saving maneuver,” the broker summarized.<\/p>\n
As a reminder, the project’s lack of progress stems from heavy friction between industrial partners Dassault Aviation and Airbus, who are locked in a dispute over project leadership.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, Paris and Berlin have divergent requirements for the future combat aircraft. France requires a jet capable of carrying nuclear warheads while remaining light enough for carrier-based operations, whereas Germany favors a larger aircraft capable of carrying a heavier payload.<\/p>\n
“I repeat, Airbus does not wish to collaborate with Dassault. I understand that; Airbus wants to work alone […]. I do not know if they received a request from Germany that prompted these statements, but yes, this project is at a standstill. It is complex,” stated Eric Trappier, CEO of Dassault Aviation, during the group’s quarterly results presentation.<\/p>\n
For his part, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury acknowledged the persistent deadlock, which he attributed to “differing expectations between partners regarding governance and the definition of leadership and cooperation.”<\/p>\n
This morning, Dassault Aviation shares are trading flat, while Airbus is up 0.4%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As tensions persist between Dassault Aviation and Airbus, France and Germany are considering a transitional legal solution for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2866,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[18,548],"class_list":{"0":"post-2865","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-berlin","8":"tag-berlin","9":"tag-markets"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2865\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}