Brief: Dassault Aviation CEO says FCAS collapse followed irreconcilable differences with Airbus

Saab AB

01/07/2026 09:56

July 1 (Reuters) - Dassault Aviation AM.PA ceo to French Senate defence committee:
CEO SAYS COLLAPSE OF FCAS FIGHTER PROJECT FOLLOWED IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES WITH AIRBUS
CEO SAYS COMPLETELY OPEN TO COOPERATION IN RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES
CEO SAYS FRENCH DGA DEFENCE AGENCY IS STUDYING CONTRACTUAL AND LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF HALTING FCAS
CEO SAYS LEADERSHIP OF A FIGHTER FOR FRENCH FORCES MUST REMAIN IN FRANCE
CEO SAYS ANY FUTURE FIGHTER COOPERATION MUST BE BASED ON RULES THAT ARE ACCEPTED FROM THE START
CEO SAYS FRANCO-GERMAN RELATIONS ARE "PERHAPS MORE DIFFICULT TODAY THAN IN THE PAST"
CEO SAYS THAT IT HAS THE TECHNICAL ABILITY TO DEVELOP A NEXT-GENERATION FIGHTER EITHER ALONE OR WITH PARTNERS, THE QUESTION IS COST
CEO SAYS ANY FUTURE FIGHTER PARTNERS NEED NOT NECESSARILY BE EUROPEAN, DECLINES COMMENT ON SPECIFIC NATONS
CEO SAYS COULD BUILD A DEMONSTRATOR FOR A NEXT-GENERATION FIGHTER BY 2035 BUT NOT WITH THE FINAL ENGINE
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 (Reporting By Tim Hepher)
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