The next-generation Future Combat Air System (FCAS) was scrapped because of fundamental disagreements about its goals, an Elysée source told The Telegraph. Announced in 2017, FCAS was meant to be Europe’s most advanced fighter jet, with an array of impressive combat systems, including a swarm of armed drones and a “combat cloud” system.

According to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV, the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s J-35 stealth fighter has officially been adapted to ski-jump carrier launches, meaning the country’s three aircraft carriers will now be capable of fielding fifth-generation air wings for the first time.

The jet “disabled Palau-flagged M/T Marivex as it transited international waters in the Gulf of Oman toward Iran,” Central Command said in a statement. The munition hit the tanker’s engineering and steering spaces, preventing the vessel from traveling further.

The United States Marine Corps on Wednesday celebrated the end of service for the AV-8B Harrier II, the vertical takeoff and landing jet that’s been an icon of Marine aviation for 55 years.

One of the two primary projects, the European Future Combat Air System (FCAS), led by France, Germany, and Spain, has been cancelled

A French fighter jet has successfully conducted the second development firing of MICA NG