BIG: Germany and France have effectively pulled the plug on the joint fighter jet (NGF) at the heart of the FCAS/SCAF program, after Dassault and Airbus failed to agree on workshare and IP terms. Merz is expected to confirm this at the ILA Berlin Air Show this week. The flagship €100bn+ manned-fighter project is dead in its current form, a major blow to Europe's "strategic autonomy" ambitions. Source: Spiegel