Germans call for `light' EFA; Partners say plan will not fly.

Outlines reaction of the British, Spanish and Italian partners in the European Fighter Aircraft program to Germany's refusal to authorize production funding for the EFA. German officials are calling for a `lighter,' less expensive variant, which is not considered to have sufficient range or weapons capability to satisfy the other partners' defense needs. Luftwaffe officials stick by the Jaeger 90 as an F-4F Phantom replacement; Alternatives to EFA.