France and Germany scrap joint combat aircraft project

France and Germany are ending the SCAF program, their next-generation combat aircraft, after persistent disagreements between Dassault and Airbus.

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The two aerospace groups failed to reach agreement on work allocation and project governance.

The abandonment marks a major setback for European cooperation in defense and military technology.

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