France and Germany continue to disagree over Europe's sixth-generation fighter project. Germany's largest trade union organization, the German Metals Industry Union, warned a few days ago that if France's Dassault Aircraft Manufacturing Company continues to participate in the project, the trade union will stop cooperating. According to reports, Jürgen Kerner, a senior leader of the German Metals Industry Union, sent a letter to German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and Finance Minister Lars Klinbaier on the 8th, calling for Dassault to be “evicted” from the European sixth-generation fighter project. The European sixth-generation fighter “Future Air Warfare System” project was launched in 2017. It was jointly developed by France, Germany, and Spain. The goal is to develop a new generation of fighter jets and supporting drone systems by 2040 to replace the French “Rafale” fighter and the “Typhoon” fighter jointly developed by Britain, Germany, Italy, and Spain.

France and Germany continue to disagree over Europe's sixth-generation fighter project. Germany's largest trade union organization, the German Metals Industry Union, warned a few days ago that if France's Dassault Aircraft Manufacturing Company continues to participate in the project, the trade union will stop cooperating. According to reports, Jürgen Kerner, a senior leader of the German Metals Industry Union, sent a letter to German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and Finance Minister Lars Klinbaier on the 8th, calling for Dassault to be “evicted” from the European sixth-generation fighter project. The European sixth-generation fighter “Future Air Warfare System” project was launched in 2017. It was jointly developed by France, Germany, and Spain. The goal is to develop a new generation of fighter jets and supporting drone systems by 2040 to replace the French “Rafale” fighter and the “Typhoon” fighter jointly developed by Britain, Germany, Italy, and Spain.