Spain Is Now Officially The Third Nation Of The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Programme
Spain Is Now Officially The Third Nation Of The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Programme
A rendering of the Next Generation Fighter and the Remote Carriers, both part of the wider FCAS programme. (Photo: Airbus)
Spain will be an equal nation along with France and Germany in the participation to the demonstrator phase of FCAS.
The Spanish industry has signed the initial framework contract for the Future Combat Air System’s (FCAS) Phase 1A Technology Demonstrators activities, completing the onboarding process, started in February, as an equal nation in the originally Franco-German programme. Airbus announced during its annual Trade Media Briefing that they will have the lead in the Spanish industrial effort for the New Generation Fighter (NGF) demonstrator and will also be the prime contractor for the Low Observability development.