Europe’s next-gen fighter jet is dead. What does that mean for the continent’s security ambitions?

Paris —  When plans to build a European fighter jet to surpass the US F-35 were officially grounded this week, it came as a surprise to almost no one. Industrial incompatibilities ultimately sank the project at the heart of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) scheme, the much-vaunted political lynchpin of Franco-German military cooperation. The deal, … The post Europe’s next-gen fighter jet is dead. What does that mean for the continent’s security ambitions? appeared first on Egypt Indepen...