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- French President Emmanuel Macron said the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program remains viable and he will discuss progress with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
- A defense ministers meeting failed to yield results, but Macron said he has not heard German opposition to the project's value.
- The FCAS aims to replace France's Rafale jets and Germany's and Spain's Eurofighters.
- The program is a three-nation effort to coordinate on a next-generation combat aircraft.
