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 "title": "Eight German Companies Launch Team Gen 6 to Bid for a National Sixth-Generation Fighter",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/team-gen-6-airbus-german-sixth-generation-fighter-consortium-ila-berlin-spain-fcas-alternative/",
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 "type": "article",
 "published": "2026-06-11T17:22:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:53:40.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBerlin, 11 June 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Eight German defence companies — Airbus Defence and Space, MBDA Deutschland, Hensoldt, Diehl Defence, MTU Aero Engines, Liebherr, Autoflug and Rohde & Schwarz — published a joint declaration at ILA Berlin on 11 June, submitting it to Defence Minister Boris Pistorius under the name Team Gen 6\n * The demand is specific: contracts for a German-led sixth-generation combat aircraft awarded “fully and on time” in the second half of 2026\n * The move f",
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