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Future Combat Air System
The Future Combat Air System (FCAS; French: Système de Combat Aérien du Futur; SCAF; German: Zukünftiges Luftkampfsystem; Spanish: Futuro Sistema Aéreo de Combate; FSAC) is a European combat system of systems under development by Dassault Aviation, Airbus and Indra Sistemas.
The FCAS will consist of a Next-Generation Weapon System (NGWS) as well as other air assets in the future operational battlespace. The NGWS's components will be remote carrier vehicles (swarming drones) as well as a New Generation Fighter (NGF)—a planned sixth-generation jet fighter[better source needed]—that will possibly supersede France's Rafale and Germany and Spain's Eurofighter.
A test flight of a demonstrator is expected around 2027 and entry into service around 2040. According to Airbus, the first test flight of an FCAS fighter jet together with swarming drones, with all vehicles connected to each other via an information technology "combat cloud", is planned for 2028 or 2029.
Dassault will serve as prime contractor for the NGF (fighter aircraft), while Airbus will lead the development of accompanying remote carrier vehicles ("drones") and the broader system's supporting "combat cloud". The aircraft will also be carrier-capable and will fly from the French Navy's future aircraft carrier.
Safran Aircraft Engines will be the prime contractor for the engine of the next-generation fighter aircraft, taking the lead in engine design and integration, while MTU Aero Engines, as the main partner for the first phase of research and technology, will take the lead in engine services.
Each country has designated a national industrial coordinator, Airbus for Germany, Indra for Spain and Dassault for France.
Early development and French-British program (2001–2018)
The FCAS concept was developed in the frame of the European Technology Acquisition Programme (ETAP) that was started in 2001 as a co-operation between Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, Sweden and Spain. The new FCAS concept was a System of Systems (SoS) approach combining manned and unmanned systems, combat aircraft and UCAV, to be more efficient in the envisaged future scenarios than operating with manned systems alone.
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Future Combat Air System
The Future Combat Air System (FCAS; French: Système de Combat Aérien du Futur; SCAF; German: Zukünftiges Luftkampfsystem; Spanish: Futuro Sistema Aéreo de Combate; FSAC) is a European combat system of systems under development by Dassault Aviation, Airbus and Indra Sistemas.
The FCAS will consist of a Next-Generation Weapon System (NGWS) as well as other air assets in the future operational battlespace. The NGWS's components will be remote carrier vehicles (swarming drones) as well as a New Generation Fighter (NGF)—a planned sixth-generation jet fighter[better source needed]—that will possibly supersede France's Rafale and Germany and Spain's Eurofighter.
A test flight of a demonstrator is expected around 2027 and entry into service around 2040. According to Airbus, the first test flight of an FCAS fighter jet together with swarming drones, with all vehicles connected to each other via an information technology "combat cloud", is planned for 2028 or 2029.
Dassault will serve as prime contractor for the NGF (fighter aircraft), while Airbus will lead the development of accompanying remote carrier vehicles ("drones") and the broader system's supporting "combat cloud". The aircraft will also be carrier-capable and will fly from the French Navy's future aircraft carrier.
Safran Aircraft Engines will be the prime contractor for the engine of the next-generation fighter aircraft, taking the lead in engine design and integration, while MTU Aero Engines, as the main partner for the first phase of research and technology, will take the lead in engine services.
Each country has designated a national industrial coordinator, Airbus for Germany, Indra for Spain and Dassault for France.
Early development and French-British program (2001–2018)
The FCAS concept was developed in the frame of the European Technology Acquisition Programme (ETAP) that was started in 2001 as a co-operation between Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, Sweden and Spain. The new FCAS concept was a System of Systems (SoS) approach combining manned and unmanned systems, combat aircraft and UCAV, to be more efficient in the envisaged future scenarios than operating with manned systems alone.