Airbus open to two-fighter option for FCAS to keep program alive
February 20, 2026
PARIS — Airbus is open to a “two-fighter solution” to break the deadlock on the future air-combat system that France, Germany and Spain are developing, Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Faury said, as work on the next-generation fighter (NGF) that’s part of the program has stalled amid infighting between Airbus and Dassault Aviation.
The Future Combat Air System program, or FCAS, is at…