巴黎——空客首席执行官纪尧姆·福里周三表示，在法德竞争对手项目破裂后，这家欧洲飞机制造商可能加入英日意财团，共同建造下一代战斗机。
PARIS – Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said Wednesday that the European plane maker could join a British-Japanese-Italian consortium to build a next-generation fighter jet after the collapse of a Franco-German rival.
空客在法德计划中代表德国和西班牙，该计划因设计争议而失败。福里表示，德国政府目前正就可能的“伙伴关系”与其他国家接触。空客CEO在媒体电话会上表示，加入英国、日本和意大利的全球战斗航空计划（GCAP）是一个“潜在”解决方案，但也存在其他选项。
Airbus represented Germany and Spain in the Franco-German scheme that failed amid disputes over the design and Faury said that the German government was now in contact with other countries over possible “partnerships.”The Airbus CEO told a media call that joining the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) with Britain, Japan and Italy is one “potential” solution but there are also other options.
这三个国家已为该战机拨款超过55亿美元，目标是到2035年投入使用。加拿大已作为观察员加入该计划。
The three countries have already allotted more than $5.5 billion for the jet, aiming to have it in service by 2035. Canada has joined the program as an observer.
“我们正在支持并与德国和西班牙政府密切合作，推进下一代战斗机的未来发展，”福里说，该战机必须“在欧洲、为欧洲”。
“We are supporting and working closely with the German and the Spanish governments on the future of the next-generation fighter,” which must be “in Europe and for Europe,” Faure said.
“从根本上说，空客继续相信欧洲需要第六代战斗机作为合作项目。我们希望成为欧洲该解决方案的一部分。”
“Basically at Airbus we continue to believe in the need for a sixth-generation fighter in Europe as a cooperation program. And we want to be part of that solution for Europe.”
福里表示，决定权在各国政府手中，“理想情况下不要在太遥远的未来”。法德联合造机计划于6月破裂，代表法国的达索航空未能就设计与空客和德国军方达成一致。达索现在正独自与法国政府合作，建造接替“阵风”战机的新型战机。
Faure said it would be for governments to decide “ideally not in the too distant future.”Moves to build a Franco-German jet collapsed in June with Dassault Aviation, which acted for France, failing to agree to a design with Airbus and the German military. Dassault is now going it alone with the French state to build a jet to take over from the Rafale.