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FCAS project failure: 'France, Germany characterised by totally different strategic cultures'

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France and Germany said on Monday they had agreed to abandon a joint fighter jet programme due to disagreements between the companies involved, in a blow to European efforts to boost defence cooperation. Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen, Jeanette Süß, Research Fellow, Study Committee on Franco-German Relations, explains that “France and Germany are characterised by totally different strategic cultures, totally different military cultures and also in their weapons systems”.

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