SCAF: European Ambitions Hindered by French and German Interests
The SCAF was supposed to embody a united European defense. Instead, it highlights the French, German, and industrial divisions surrounding the future fighter jet. In […]
Germany
The SCAF’s survival hangs in the balance amid a Franco-German standoff
Berlin has set mid-April as the deadline to save the SCAF. Between Airbus and Dassault, the industrial deadlock reveals a far deeper strategic divide. In […]
Germany considers 35 more F-35s while SCAF derails
Berlin discusses a second batch of F-35s for nuclear sharing, while SCAF gets bogged down. Costs, trade-offs, and political turmoil. Summary On February 19, 2026, […]
SCAF: the €100 billion Franco-German divorce
France and Germany are at loggerheads over leadership of the future fighter jet program. German industry accuses Dassault of monopolizing the €100 billion European project. […]
Germany decides on the F-35: is Europe losing the SCAF?
Between operational urgency, nuclear sharing, and industrial rivalries, Berlin secures the F-35 and weakens the European SCAF. In summary Germany has chosen to buy American […]
The failure of “Helsing” drones in Ukraine: when European innovation collides with the reality of the front line
Controversy surrounding German “Helsing” kamikaze drones. Major technical problems in Ukraine, debate on European defense AI and its limitations. Summary A major controversy is rocking […]
Purchase of the F-35: is Germany sacrificing the Rafale and the SCAF?
Tornado at the end of its life, NATO nuclear mission, tight schedule: why Berlin opted for the F-35, and what this means for the SCAF. […]
Germany is rearming: can Berlin become Europe’s leading military power?
Berlin is accelerating the Zeitenwende. Record budgets, massive arms purchases, rising troop numbers. Can Germany become Europe’s leading conventional military power? In summary Since 2025, […]
German MP wants to kill the SCAF
A German MP is proposing to halt the FCAS program. Behind this move lies a real risk of implosion for the future European combat aircraft. […]
The low availability of German aircraft weakens the Luftwaffe
Low availability, aging fleets, weakened SCAF: the Luftwaffe is paying for years of underinvestment and contradictory industrial choices. Summary The issue of the low availability […]