{"id":39350,"date":"2023-11-02T11:28:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T11:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miamiheatnation.com\/?p=39350"},"modified":"2023-11-02T11:28:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T11:28:59","slug":"germany-may-abandon-90bn-fighter-jet-project-with-france-in-favour-of-uk-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miamiheatnation.com\/politics\/germany-may-abandon-90bn-fighter-jet-project-with-france-in-favour-of-uk-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany may abandon \u00a390bn fighter jet project with France in favour of UK deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Robert Courts discusses export of British Typhoon fighters<\/h3>\n<p>Germany\u00a0may ditch its \u00a390billion fighter jet project with France and join a rival programme with Britain instead.<\/p>\n<p>German Chancellor Olaf Scholtz is reportedly considering whether to stick with the Future Combat Air System (FCAS).<\/p>\n<p>The project by France, Spain and Germany to build the next generation of air power has been mired by rows between the European powers.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Scholtz is said to be worried the scheme is at risk of turning into a white elephant and falling behind competitors.<\/p>\n<p>In Britain, BAE Systems and Rolls Royce are leading the development of a next-generation combat aircraft called Tempest.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/Tempest-fighter-jets-5045355.jpg?r=1698923860073\"><\/p>\n<p>The fighter jet is due to be ready by 2035 and is part of a broader pact with Italy and Japan.<\/p>\n<p>A senior German official told The Times that Mr Scholtz believed there was no point in FCAS competing with Tempest.<\/p>\n<p>They added that he wanted to either merge the two projects or scrap FCAS and join Tempest.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Scholtz is said to be in talks on lifting Germany&#8217;s veto on the UK sending Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Saudi Arabia as an overture to a possible deal.<\/p>\n<p>Berlin has blocked the sale of 48 of the fighter jets &#8211; which are jointly manufactured by Britain, Germany, Spain and Italy &#8211; to Riyadh.<\/p>\n<p>The veto is due to a Saudi-led coalition being blamed for killing thousands of civilians in the Yemeni civil war.<\/p>\n<p>But the deal is worth at least \u00a35 billion and derailing it would put thousands of engineering jobs in the UK at risk.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Advert-free experience without interruptions.<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Rocket-fast speedy loading pages.<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Exclusive &#038; Unlimited access to all our content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/politics\/1830661\/germany-fighter-jets-france-uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Courts discusses export of British Typhoon fighters Germany\u00a0may ditch its \u00a390billion fighter jet project with France and join a rival programme with Britain instead. 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