FRANCE AND GERMANY KICK OFF FUTURE FIGHTER PROGRAM

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FUTURE COMBAT AIR SYSTEM STUDY BEGINS

The latest depictions of the Next Generation Fighter indicate a large twin-engine tailless delta-winged platform with widely spaced engines and large leading-edge wingroot extensions. Dassault Aviation

FRENCH ARMED FORCES Minister Florence Parly and her German counterpart, Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen, announced the launch of a joint concept study (JCS) for the Franco-German Système de Combat Aerien Futur (SCAF), or Future Combat Air System (FCAS), in Paris on February 6.

Under the €65-million ($74-million) JCS contract, Dassault and Airbus will formulate diff erent FCAS capabilities. The two-year study began in February and will identify the preferred baseline concepts for the FCAS Next Generation Fighter (NGF), remote carrier (RC) unmanned systems, as well as a ‘system of systems’ and associated next-generation services. Under current plans, Dassault will take the lead on aircraft development, while Airbus will act as a systems integrator.

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