The sixth-generation FCAS plans to be a system of systems, but for it to work, Germany and France must work through disagreements.

Airbus introduces Mindshare, MARS, and Crossbond systems to enable collaborative combat and cognitive superiority in European air defense.

The EU's ambition to strengthen defence cooperation is exposing new tensions at the heart of EU leadership. Maya Ikene argues that the Future Combat Air System reveals the limits of the Franco-German ...

AviationNews – The future of Europe’s flagship defense project, the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), hangs by a thread after high-stakes talks between French, German, and Spanish defense ministers ended without a breakthrough in Berlin this week. The failure to reach an agreement on the program’s next phase has pushed the €100 billion initiative to the verge of cancellation, threatening the continent’s ambitions for strategic military autonomy and long-term air superiority.

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Key takeaways De ontwikkeling van Europa’s volgende generatie straaljager, het Future Combat Air System, wordt bedreigd door onzekerheid als gevolg van een meningsverschil tussen Dassault Aviation en Airbus. Eric Trappier, CEO van Dassault, verklaarde dat Airbus niet bereid is om met Dassault samen te werken aan het project. Trappier benadrukte dat hij deze verklaring niet […]

Ces derniers mois, le projet européen d’avion de combat de nouvelle génération #FutureCombatAirSystem (#FCAS) met la relation franco-allemande à rude épreuve — entre rivalités industrielles, tensions sur la direction du programme et enjeux financiers colossaux. The post Défense aérienne : la #France et l’#Allemagne au point mort dans le programme FCAS appeared first on Euractiv FR.