PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany and France are piling pressure on industrial leaders to find a solution for the troubled joint fighter jet project FCAS – or SCAF – by mid-December, two sources briefed on the matter told Reuters on Friday.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, one of the sources said the CEOs of the companies involved were meant to agree on a deal by December 18.

France’s Dassault, Airbus and Indra – the latter two representing Germany and Spain respectively – are among the main companies participating in the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) to replace France’s Rafale and German and Spanish Eurofighters with a next-generation fighter from 2040.

Initiated in 2017 as a model for European defence collaboration, the project has been plagued by delays and infighting over worksha

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