https://www.hartpunkt.de/fcas-erhaelt-frankreich-80-prozent-am-neuen-new-generation-fighter/
> FCAS: Will France Get 80 Percent of the New Generation Fighter?

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> The CEO of the French aircraft manufacturer Dassault, Eric Trappier, has
> repeatedly pointed out in the past that, in his view, his company is capable
> of building a new fighter jet without support from third parties. Moreover,
> he is dissatisfied with the allocation of tasks in the French-German-Spanish
> armament project Future Combat Air System (FCAS) and, just a few weeks ago
> during an interview at the Paris Air Show, demanded leadership of the FCAS
> sub-project for the development of a new fighter aircraft – the New Generation
> Fighter. As an alternative, he hinted that Dassault might withdraw from the
> program altogether.
>
> Reportedly, these disputes within the FCAS consortium have already led to
> delays in finalizing the proposals for the upcoming Phase 2 of the project,
> which is intended to build airworthy demonstrators.
>
> According to information obtained by hartpunkt from well-informed sources,
> the French government has now apparently backed Dassault’s demands. It is
> said that the German Ministry of Defence in Berlin has been informed that
> France is aiming for an 80 percent workshare for the New Generation Fighter.
>
> If true, this would completely overturn the workshare agreements that were
> negotiated at length between the nations and industrial partners. A partnership
> on equal footing could then no longer be claimed. Observers believe that with
> this demand for more than three-quarters of the workshare, France is aiming
> for full design sovereignty both for the aircraft and for the system-of-systems,
> with the fighter at its core.
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