On Monday, the Defence Ministers of France, Germany and Spain jointly announced the start of the next two phases in the three countries’ joint Future Combat Air System (FCAS) New Generation Fighter (NGF) programme. (FCAS, also known by its French name of Système de Combat Aérien du Futur, has two complementary flying elements: the NGF and a new generation uncrewed combat air vehicle, plus new sensors, weapons, avionics and data-sharing systems.) “Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces of France; Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Minister of Defence of Germany; and Margarita Robles, Minister of Defence of Spain, are pleased to announce the finalisation of the discussions regarding the content of the next phase of the FCAS programme, aimed at developing a NGF demonstrator flying by 2027,” stated the communiqué jointly issued by the three countries. The FCAS was launched jointly by France and Germany in 2017, with Spain joining as a full partner last year.
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