Michael Schoellhorn, the CEO of Airbus Defence and Space, says the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), the long-planned Franco-German fighter jet and air defense project, will survive but that "there ...

The joint Franco-German C-130J squadron is integrating the air refueling capability, with the Germans refueling the Eurofighter and the French refueling the Mirage 2000 and Rafale aircraft. In a major ...

By Sabine Siebold, Tim Hepher and Michel Rose BERLIN/PARIS, March 17 (Reuters) - Leaders of France and Germany will discuss the crisis-hit FCAS fighter programme on the sidelines of a European Union ...

BERLIN/WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Germany is considering ordering more U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets, two sources told Reuters, a move that would deepen Berlin's reliance on American military ...

On 2 November 1944, during one of the massive daylight air battles over Germany, American P-51 Mustang escorts encountered ...

Air force fighter jets from Germany and Sweden have been scrambled to intercept and track a Russian surveillance plane that was flying over the Baltic Sea FILE - A German Eurofighter gets ready for ...

A mock-up of the European New Generation Fighter for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) at the Paris Air Show in 2023 - Copyright AFP/File JULIEN DE ROSA A mock-up ...

Insiders have been expecting Germany and France to abandon development of the joint fighter jet but ⁠continue cooperation on drones and the so-called combat cloud, or digital backbone, which would ...

The next-gen fighter platform is to replace France’s Rafales, Germany’s Typhoons, and Spain’s EF-18 Hornets down the line. While the US Air Force’s upcoming Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) ...

On Nov. 6, 1918, William Vail engaged nine German fighters alone and saved the life of a fellow aviator. He shot down one enemy plane before being shot down himself, losing his leg in the process. The ...