Chancellor Merz says Germany does not need same fighter jets as France
- Posted on February 18, 2026
- By Le Monde
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Chancellor Merz says Germany does not need same fighter jets as France
Friedrich Merz signaled that Germany could leave the Future Combat Aircraft System project, a French, German and Spanish joint venture aimed at replacing France's Rafale jet and the German and Spanish Eurofighter planes by 2040.
