France Vows to Continue Next-Gen Fighter Jet Development Through 2040 Despite FCAS Collapse

France will keep working on a next-generation fighter jet through 2040, the defense minister said, after Germany pulled the plug on the FCAS program. “Eight years of commitment, 2.5 billion in investment,” Defense Minister Catherine Vautrin said in parliament, referring to the joint German-French jet project. “It means that almost all of this investment will […]