{"id":617704,"date":"2025-12-07T10:12:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T10:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/617704\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T10:12:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T10:12:20","slug":"german-lawmakers-push-to-exit-fcas-as-italy-invites-berlin-to-join-gcap-fighter-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/617704\/","title":{"rendered":"German lawmakers push to exit FCAS as Italy invites Berlin to join GCAP fighter program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto told parliament on Thursday that <strong>Germany<\/strong> could potentially join the <strong>Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP)<\/strong>, as Berlin faces mounting pressure from lawmakers to end its involvement in the rival <strong>Future Combat Air System (FCAS)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Both programs foresee the development of a 6th generation fighter jet to replace aircraft such as the Dassault Rafale and the Eurofighter Typhoon, with entry into service expected around 2035.<\/p>\n<p>Crosetto\u2019s remarks come amid intensifying disputes between Airbus in Germany and Dassault in France, which have put the \u20ac100 billion FCAS project at risk. He stated, \u201cGermany could possibly join this project in the future,\u201d citing the economic and technical benefits of broader participation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-center\"><strong>Follow us:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaFUx5B4CrfZ7VhpPx0Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WhatsApp<\/strong><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/airdatanews.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BlueSky<\/strong><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMJyetAswqbnLAw?ceid=GB:en&amp;oc=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Google News<\/strong><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/airdatanews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/100212187\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LinkedIn<\/strong><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/airdatanews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airdatanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fcas-dassault-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-34904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fcas-dassault-2-960x640.jpg\"   alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\"\/> <\/a>FCAS concept (Dassault)<\/p>\n<p>The FCAS program, which also includes Spain, is experiencing internal frictions that could jeopardize its continuation. German, French, and Spanish defense ministers are set to meet on December 11 to discuss the program\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>French-German industrial disagreements center on leadership, intellectual property, and workshare, complicating collaborative efforts. German business leaders have increased lobbying activities in an attempt to keep FCAS on track.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe more countries participate, the greater the critical mass in which to invest, the more bright minds can be brought together, the higher the economic return and the lower the costs for us,\u201d Crosetto said, highlighting GCAP\u2019s potential advantages for participants.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airdatanews.com\/uk-italy-and-japan-to-form-new-company-to-develop-6th-generation-gcap-fighter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GCAP project<\/a><\/strong> currently involves Italy, the UK, and Japan, and is being positioned as an alternative for European partners seeking next-generation fighter capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto told parliament on Thursday that Germany could potentially join the Global Combat Air&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":617705,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5310],"tags":[2000,299,1824],"class_list":{"0":"post-617704","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-germany","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-germany"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=617704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/617705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=617704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=617704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=617704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}