BERLIN, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Defence ministers from Germany, France and Spain are set to meet on December 11 to discuss FCAS, Europe’s next-generation fighter jet project, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

The 100-billion-euro ($117 billion) Future Combat Air System (FCAS), floated more than eight years ago, has been mired in disputes between the companies involved over workshare and prized technology.

Bloomberg first reported the planned meeting.

At stake is the next phase of plans to deliver a fighter flanked by drones for France, Germany and Spain by 2040, mirroring a UK-Italian-Japanese initiative called GCAP.

However, disagreements between France’s Dassault Aviation and Airbus mean the project has hit an impasse.

Last month, French President Emmanuel Macro

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