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 "slug": "eumet-fighter-engine-funding-ends-september-safran-mtu-french-priority-fcas",
 "title": "EUMET's Fighter-Engine Funding Runs Out in September as Safran Gives Priority to French Requirements",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/eumet-fighter-engine-funding-ends-september-safran-mtu-french-priority-fcas/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/eumet-fighter-engine-funding-ends-september-safran-mtu-french-priority-fcas/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-07-29T17:50:58.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T17:50:58.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParis, 28 July 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Presenting Safran's first-half 2026 results on 28 July, chief executive Olivier Andriès said funding for EUMET — the Munich-based engine venture with MTU Aero Engines, with ITP Aero as main partner — runs out in September\n * Safran has the resources to develop only one next-generation combat aircraft engine and will give priority to French requirements, Andriès said, questioning whether French and German engine specifications will stay aligned\n *",
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  "france",
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