Merz Unveils New Aviation Strategy After 3-Nation Fighter Jet Project Collapses
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Updated · POLITICO Europe · Jun 11
Merz Unveils New Aviation Strategy After 3-Nation Fighter Jet Project Collapses
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO Europe · Jun 11
Summary
Germany on Wednesday rolled out a national aviation strategy at the ILA Berlin air show, tying civil aviation, military aerospace, innovation and national security into one policy framework.
Merz presented the plan after the fighter-jet element of the Future Combat Air System with France and Spain effectively collapsed over irreconcilable differences between Dassault Aviation and Airbus Defence and Space.
The move signals Berlin intends to keep pushing its aerospace ambitions even without the joint next-generation combat aircraft project.
Merz cast the strategy as part of a broader effort to reassert Germany's role in aviation, saying the country had long been a pioneer in the sector.