Germany is considering a number of options, including a joint project with Airbus, after the joint French future fighter program (FCAS) was officially canceled.
"There are several options: first, ordering additional F-35 jets as a temporary solution, second, joining an existing international project, or creating one's own project under German leadership involving Airbus and other partners," said German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, quoted by ANTARA from Sputnik, Wednesday, June 10.
He revealed that the German government had been in secret negotiations with Airbus for months.
However, Pistorius warned that it was too early to make a final decision. All options are being studied, including the fourth option that he was reluctant to elaborate further.
On the same day, the Financial Times newspaper reported that eight aerospace and defense companies led by Airbus had expressed their interest in synergizing to create an alternative project to replace the FCAS.
The FCAS program was launched in 2017 to create a future fighter to replace France's Rafale jets as well as Germany and Spain's Eurofighters.
The multi-billion euro project sank after Airbus and France's Dassault failed to resolve a dispute over who should lead the project.
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