FCAS: Airbus A400M completes maiden drone launch from cargo hold
Airbus successfully launched a drone from the open cargo door of an A400M Atlas multi-role transport aircraft. The air-launch…
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Stay informed about the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), a European collaborative program for the development of advanced military aircraft.
France completes first engine test for its 6th generation fighter
The French General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) completed a first test for the development of the engine that…
Italian Air Force chief of staff predicts Tempest-FCAS merger
General Luca Goretti, the Italian Air Force’s Chief of Staff, predicts that two ongoing European sixth-generation fighter jet…
Spain dismisses rumors of F-35 fighter jet order
The Spanish government denied media reports that it was considering an order of Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter…
Spain considers an F-35 order. Is the FCAS threatened?
Spain is reportedly considering an order for a total of 50 F-35 stealth fighter jets. The order would…
France, Germany, Spain finally reach agreement on FCAS demonstrator
The Defense Ministers of France, Germany, and Spain announced they reached an agreement regarding the Phase 1B of…
Safran, MTU and ITP finalize future European fighter engine agreement
The French Safran Aircraft Engines, German MTU Aero Engines, and Spanish ITP Aero engine manufacturers announced they reached…
FCAS: Airbus warns Dassault “there is no plan B”
In order to understand the difficulties encountered in the development of the Future Combat Air System, the “system…
FCAS: Dassault ready for “plan B” if cooperation with Airbus fails
Since the beginning of 2021, many voices have been heard doubting the feasibility of the Future Combat Air…
Safran contracted to speed up 6th generation fighter jet engine development
The New Generation Fighter (NGF) sixth-generation fighter jet developed by France, Germany, and Spain in the framework of…
FCAS: Last chance meeting for European fighter jet
The aircraft manufacturers Dassault, and Airbus, the engine makers Safran, and MTU, as well as representatives from the…
FCAS: the Franco-German fighter jet program on the edge?
Since it was officially announced in April 2018, the joint development by France, Germany, and (later) Spain of…
Airbus Spain enters Future Combat Air System program
Spain made its official entry into the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program on December 9, 2020. Airbus…
French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle will have nuclear-powered successor
The President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron unveiled France’s upcoming nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, which is to be…
Indra to lead FCAS new generation sensors design
The Spanish defense electronics group Indra supported by its French partner Thales and the German consortium FCMS received…
Airbus unveils new training and light combat aircraft for Spain
Airbus Defense & Space revealed a new tailor-made project for Spain, the Airbus Future Jet Trainer (AFJT). It…
Tempest fighter program gears up with new partners and investment
The Tempest program took a huge step forward with two almost-simultaneous announcements from the United Kingdom Ministry of…
France, Germany sign European next gen fighter jet prototype deal
After long-lasting deliberations, France and Germany have officially agreed to develop a prototype of the next-generation fighter jet. The…