How safe are we?: Does Germany need fighter jets – if everyone wants drones?
Germany is facing one of the most important defence policy decisions in the coming years: Who should develop the next-generation fighter jet - and with whom?
The Franco-German billion-dollar FCAS project has failed, leaving two potential paths forward: joining the UK, Italy, and Japan's fighter jet program or collaborating with Swedish manufacturer Saab. "It's about tens of billions," asserts Handelsblatt editor Markus Fasse. But does Germany even require new fighter jets? More cost-effective drones are fundamentally changing warfare.
They remain in the air longer without endangering pilots. In the first episode of "Wie sicher sind wir?", reporters Nana Brink (Tagesspiegel Background) and Markus Fasse (Handelsblatt) explain why Germany finds itself under pressure of decision-making, what interests the defense industry serve, and whether new fighter jets will make Germany safer.
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