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Renewed tensions threaten European fighter jet project
France 24
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Renewed tensions threaten European fighter jet project

France 24 · Feb 19, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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What fate for Europe's Future Combat Air System? The joint program to renew military aviation in France, Germany and Spain has hit turbulence between various partners designing a common future jet - with questions over whether Berlin might quit the defence scheme altogether. Also in the show - Apple is sued over its alleged role in distributing child sexual abuse material, and the Trump administration threatens to quit the International Energy Agency over its net zero emissions goal.

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