柏林 —— 据德国《商报》周一报道，德国国防部长鲍里斯·皮斯托留斯对本国加入日本、英国、意大利共同开发下一代战斗机的项目持谨慎态度。
Berlin – German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius is cautious about his country joining a Japan-Britain-Italy project to develop a next-generation fighter jet model, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported Monday.
这与德国总理弗里德里希·默茨对该国参与全球战斗航空计划（GCAP）的积极立场形成鲜明对比。
This marks a stark contrast with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s positive stance on the nation’s participation in the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP).
据《商报》网络版报道，有人认为日、英、意三国主要将德国视为该项目的资金提供方，而非平等合作伙伴。
According to the online edition of Handelsblatt, some believe that Japan, Britain and Italy view Germany primarily as a financial contributor for the project, rather than an equal partner.
在此背景下，德国联邦国防部和防务工业显然正在推动与瑞典达成类似的合作安排，德国政府正同时将此与GCAP一并考量。此外，德方据报与GCAP成员中的一家英国企业存在问题。
Against this background, Germany’s Federal Ministry of Defense and defense industry are apparently pushing for a similar cooperation arrangement with Sweden, which is being considered by the German government simultaneously with GCAP. In addition, the German side reportedly has issues with a GCAP member firm from Britain.
皮斯托留斯在周六发布的接受德国媒体采访中强调，有必要审视德国参与GCAP是否会将战机研发推迟到相关国家无法接受的程度。
In an interview with German media released Saturday, Pistorius highlighted the need to scrutinize whether Germany’s GCAP participation would delay fighter development to an extent that would be unacceptable for the countries involved.
他补充说，德国将于明年3月前决定方向，显然保留了与瑞典合作的选项。
Germany will decide on a direction by March next year, he added, apparently keeping the option of collaboration with Sweden in mind.