France, Germany, Spain conclude deal over new fighter jet
France, Germany and Spain have reached a deal over the next phases of the development of a new fighter jet project known as the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), which the countries consider Europe s most important tool to preserve its sovereignty and security amid fast growing threats . .
| 19 May 2021 4:41 AM GMT
PARIS: France, Germany and Spain have reached a deal over the next phases of the development of a new fighter jet project known as the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), which the countries consider Europe s most important tool to preserve its sovereignty and security amid fast growing threats . .
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PARIS, May 17 (Xinhua) France, Germany and Spain had reached a deal over the next phases of the development of a new fighter jet project known as the Future
Airbus, Dassault agree on industrial terms for New Generation Fighter
07 April 2021
by Gareth Jennings
Airbus and Dassault have agreed on industrial terms for the New Generation Fighter (NGF) element of the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System (FCAS)/Système de Combat Aérien Futur (SCAF).
The New Generation Fighter of the Next-Generation Weapon System, which is itself part of the wider FCAS/SCAF. The industrial leads of Airbus, Dassault have now agreed on terms ahead of the launch of Phase 1B of the programme. (Janes/Gareth Jennings)
The French Senate announced on 6 April that the agreement reached on the NGF project is “a major turning point” in the programme after months of wrangling between the two industry partners, and now clears the way for the launch of Phase 1B of the programme.
Both countries are unhappy with their Future Combat Air System project.
France and Germany have gone to war multiple times in the past, and while they’re now allies, the two countries now find themselves at odds over a joint weapons system.
Those countries, along with Dassault, Airbus and Indra, teamed up back in 2017 to develop the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), or what many consider a 6th generation stealth fighter jet, which in part would include a shared fighter jet for Europe, with a goal of completion in 2040. Spain came onboard the project later on.
The project, which began with talks between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, has been given a price tag of 100 billion euros ($120.4 billion), which makes the largest defense project in Europe. Part of the goal was to replace such existing jet projects as France’s Rafales and Germany and Spain’s Eurofighters.