An important step for the European FCAS (Future Combat Air System) was made recently, after France, Germany and Spain reached an agreement regarding the next development phase for the New Generation Fighter (NGF) prototype.
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FCAS takes next step after workshare agreement
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17th May 2021 News
The triumvirate of nations leading the Next Generation Warfare System with Future Combat Air System (NGWS/FCAS) – France, Germany and Spain – have announced the agreement on the workshare issues and paved the way for the next step of the development phase to be undertaken.
In a joint release issued on May 17, the defence ministers of France, Germany and Spain stated that discussions to finalise the content for the next phase of the programme had been agreed with the intention at developing a flying demonstrator aircraft by 2027.
The FCAS programme is intended to see a sixth-generation platform operational by 2040. Airbus Hervé Goussé
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.