Germany Teams With Spain and Sweden on New Fighter Jet
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Germany, France, and Spain worked together on a new fighter jet plan called FCAS.
FCAS means Future Combat Air System. It is a plan for a new fighter jet.
This jet is a sixth-generation plane. It is more advanced than old jets like the French Rafale.
France and Germany have now stopped working together on this project.
Germany is looking for new partners. Germany now works with Spain and Sweden instead.
Some people think this change is a problem for France. France wants to be strong alone in the military.
This is called military independence. It means a country can make its own weapons without help.
The new jets may not need a pilot inside them. Some jets in the future could fly without people.
This is a big change for air forces around the world.
Countries are working hard to build the best new fighter jets first.
Vocabulary5 words
- fighter jet
- a fast military plane used for fighting
- sixth-generation
- a new, very advanced type of fighter jet
- military independence
- when a country can make its own weapons alone
- pilot
- a person who flies a plane
- air forces
- the part of the army that uses planes
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1. A plan for a new fighter jet 2. Spain and Sweden 3. True
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Germany, France, and Spain worked together on a new fighter jet plan called _____.
FCAS means Future Combat Air System. It is a plan for a new _____.
This jet is a _____ plane. It is more advanced than old jets like the French Rafale.
France and Germany have now _____ working together on this project.
Germany is looking for new partners. Germany now works with _____ and Sweden instead.
Some people think this change is a problem for France. France wants to be strong alone in the _____.
This is called military independence. It means a country can make its own _____ without help.
The new jets may not need a _____ inside them.
This is a big change for air forces around the _____.
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