Airbus open to joining British-Italian-Japanese fighter jet programme
The European plane maker, which represented Germany and Spain in the collapsed Franco-German project, says a tie-up with GCAP is one of several options on the table.
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Industrial policy or collective defence: Europe picks one
Another round of couples counseling last week failed to resolve the grinding Franco-Teuton dispute over the beleaguered Future Combat Air System (FCAS).
Spain favours European options over US-made F-35 fighter jets
Spain has decided against purchasing US-made F-35 fighter jets and will instead opt for European-made options, the defence ministry said August 6, confirming a report…
The Eurofighter charade: Turkey’s rise and the EU’s defence disarray
The European Union’s dream of strategic autonomy lies in tatters, undermined by the United Kingdom, a non-EU power, steering talks to sell 40 Eurofighter Typhoon…
Neutral Austria to buy €4 billion worth of long-range missiles, says defence minister
Austria will spend €4 billion on the acquisition of long-range air defence missiles, Klaudia Tanner, the country’s defence minister, has announced.
Austrian Air Force grounded for days as flight controllers take time off
The Austrian military was rendered unable to monitor and protect the country’s airspace because its Air Force’s flight controllers had taken time off in lieu…
Advantage UK if Germany bails on fighter-jet project with France, says British ex-minister
Any decision by Germany to jettison its €100 billion fighter-jet project with France and remove its veto on a UK-Saudi aircraft deal would be "advantageous" to…