Airbus leans towards Saab as Franco-German fighter unravels

Teaming up on warfare with the maker of Gripen combat jets is not the only option for Airbus, ?which represents Germany and Spain in the fighter market. There have also been high-level contacts on a separate project involving Britain, Italy and Japan. Sign up here. Saab said any cooperation would be a political decision. “That said, we have an open-door policy and are open ?to collaboration with many defence industry players,” a spokesperson said. Airbus had no immediate comment. Until now, talks have been largely conceptual to avoid pre-empting the breakdown of ?the FCAS fighter project, sources said. Speaking to…