ROME — Reports of infighting between partners on the French-German-Spanish FCAS fighter program have been exaggerated and the platform will see the light of day with all members on board, a leading French air force official has said.

“There are differences but don’t believe all you are reading,” said Brig. Gen. Phillipe Suhr, the French Air Force point man for the program.

“We are still fully committed to this program with our partners and we will do our best to find a solution to move forward because we have to.

It is important to deliver in the 2040s,” he told reporters on the sidelines of the International Fighter conference in Rome.

Launched by France and Germany in 2017, with Spain subsequently signing up, the FCAS 6th-generation fighter is needed to replace France’s Rafales and

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