The FCAS next-generation fighter program, launched in 2017 and valued above €100 billion, has collapsed following unresolved disputes between Dassault Aviation and Airbus Defence and Space. Officials in Berlin and Paris confirmed the termination on Monday after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron determined that key issues over project control, intellectual property, and design requirements could not be settled. The project had aimed to replace Eurofighter and Rafale aircraft by around 2040.