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Does the Future Combat Air System Have a Future Without France?
Despite involving two of Europe's largest aviation firms and a leading information technology company, the program has been plagued with internal troubles.
Europe Wants 350 Sixth-Generation Aircraft by 2035. Can It Get Them?
The industrial hurdles that will need to be overcome are significant enough to suggest that the Europeans will only achieve a fraction of that demand by 2035. But this is...
Europe’s Sixth-Gen Fighter Program Could Learn from Its Tank Production
Even as the FCAS seems unable to move forward, efforts on another joint program are charging ahead.
Forget FCAS 6th Generation Fighters: F-22 Raptor Needs to Make a ‘Comeback’
Summary and Key Points: Britain faces an identity crisis, attempting to maintain global military influence despite economic constraints. The costly Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program exemplifies this struggle. Instead...
FCAS: Europe’s Version of an ‘NGAD’ 6th Generation Fighter Is Coming
Summary and Key Points: The race to develop sixth-generation fighter jets is on, with Europe designing two separate platforms: the Tempest and the Airbus Future Combat Air System (FCAS). FCAS,...
Forget NGAD: Will Europe’s FCAS Be the Best 6th-Generation Warplane?
Summary and Key Points: The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) is an ambitious project led by France, Germany, and Spain, aimed at creating a European sixth-generation warplane to enhance air...
Germany Is Going All-in With the Eurofighter Typhoon
Summary and Key Points: Germany is set to bolster its air force by purchasing 20 additional Eurofighter Typhoons from Airbus, as announced by Chancellor Olaf Scholz. -This acquisition, valued at...
Could Europe’s Two Stealth 6th Generation Fighter Programs Merge?
Could Europe’s Two Sixth-Generation Fighter Program Become One?: The two competing programs to develop a sixth-generation fighter aircraft and supporting systems could become one. According to recent reports, Germany is...
NGAD vs. Tempest: Which 6th Generation Fighter Will Rule the Sky?
NGAD vs. Tempest: Who Wins? – The race is on to develop a sixth-generation fighter and more. There are now multiple competing programs, including one in the United States and...
FCAS: Is Europe’s 6th Generation Fighter In Trouble?
Belgium Has Joined the FCAS Program – In June, Belgium joined the multi-national Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program as an observer. However, in late November, a fourth partner nation...
FCAS: Future Combat Air System Is Europe’s Plan for 6th Generation Fighter
Last week, a French official shared some insight on the future of the multi-national Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program. According to Major General Jean-Luc Moritz, who leads the French...
America and Others are Already Racing Toward Sixth-Generation Fighters
Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Sixth-Generation fighter developers can be divided into two categories: the United States, which has developed and deployed two stealth fighter types, and countries that...