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French and German flags with a modern fighter jet silhouette in the background, representing the FCAS programme and industrial negotiations.

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France and Germany set April deadline to salvage FCAS fighter programme

Paris and Berlin launched expert mediation to salvage FCAS, demanding an industry deal by mid-April—raising the stakes for Europe’s future combat air and industrial cohesion.

A fighter jet conducting an air-to-air intercept against a small one-way attack drone at range.

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Fighters vs Shaheds: Intercepts strain budgets and raise fratricide risk

Fighter intercepts are cutting Iranian drone attacks, but the cost-exchange and congested-airspace fratricide risk make current tactics hard to sustain—lessons Europe should fold into layered, massable counter-UAS procurement.