Overview
- This week the Franco‑German Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme was publicly abandoned, leaving a gap in plans for a next‑generation European manned fighter.
- Airbus is reported to be shifting its partnership focus toward Sweden’s Saab as companies and governments scramble to rebuild industrial alliances.
- Germany’s cabinet approved a 15‑year aviation strategy to lower procurement costs and boost research spending in order to strengthen domestic industry and compete with foreign rivals.
- MTU Aero Engines said key decisions about engines and partnerships must be made in the coming weeks and that the company is open to working with new collaborators.
- Heightened concern over the Iran war has raised strategic unease, disrupted some flights and fuel markets, and sparked protests that blocked access to the ILA venue and forced many visitors to walk in.