Britain and France Launch UCAV Feasibility Study
“We discussed this from the outset, but agreed that a bilateral partnership was the most pragmatic way to get things done quickly and effectively.”
British Secretary of Defence Philip Hammond (right) and his French counterpart Jean-Yves le Drian signed an agreement to launch a two-year study on unmanned combat aircraft.
British Secretary of Defence Philip Hammond (right) and his French counterpart Jean-Yves le Drian signed an agreement to launch a two-year study on unmanned combat aircraft.

In his last act as British Defence Secretary, Philip Hammond and his French counterpart, Jean-Yves le Drian, signed an agreement at the Farnborough Airshow yesterday to launch a two-year co-operative feasibility study for an unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV). The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) deal is worth £120 million (more than $180 million) for six industry partners: BAE Systems, Dassault Aviation, Rolls-Royce, Safran, Selex and Thales.

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