The Future Combat Air System (FCAS), a joint defence project between Germany, France and Spain, is expected to be on the agenda as Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius visits Paris for talks with his French counterpart, Catherine Vautrin.

FCAS aims to redefine "air combat of the future" and at the same time maintain independence from non-European partners.

The idea, launched in 2017 and costing at least €100 billion, aims to strengthen European defence and will include a sixth-generation fighter aircraft supported by interconnected drones within a combat cloud.

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But uncertainty is hanging over the project over ownsership disputes.

In September, Reuters reported that the German Defence Ministry had accused French fighter j

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