Europe’s next-generation fighter jet project may collapse if row continues, says warplane maker

Dassault Aviation says 100bn project may soon be dead' if Airbus will not agree on how to share workload

France and Germany's next-generation fighter jet project could soon be dead", one of the two companies tasked with delivering it has warned, amid a worsening corporate rift over who gets to build the aircraft.

Dassault Aviation, France's leading warplane maker, said Airbus's defence arm - which represents Germany and Spain - needed to cooperate on the 100bn programme otherwise it would collapse.