Dassault and Airbus have been fighting over dominance for many years, and the joint Franco-German project was declared a failure in June. Safran and MTU have also just terminated joint engine research and development work. France said it will independently develop fighter jets. Dassault plans to launch a verification aircraft in 2031, but skeptics believe that this model will only be a “Super Storm” and not a real sixth-generation stealth fighter. Germany is in an awkward situation; it can only seek to join the Anglo-Italian-Japanese “Storm” project as a secondary partner. The general opinion of the industry: Europe cannot afford three competing fighter plans, and even two are difficult to afford. One consultant said bluntly: The project did not confirm an order. CEO Leonardo said it was a good thing that Germany joined as a strong funder, but also acknowledged that the addition of new members might cause the project to be postponed.

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