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• Clement Charpentreau
Merz questions manned sixth‑generation fighter and signals possible German exit from FCAS
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has publicly questioned the need for a manned sixth‑generation fighter and warned Berlin could withdraw from the Franco‑Spanish Future Combat Air System (FCAS). The trilateral programme — intended to replace Rafale and Eurofighter fleets by about 2040 — faces growing political and industrial tensions.
