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Anglo-French FCAS May Not Be Unmanned
All previous indications and illustrations of the FCAS project have pointed to an unmanned combat air vehicle.
An artist’s concept from 2012 of the Anglo-French Future Combat Air System shows a UCAV, but a manned solution has not been ruled out. (Image: BAE Systems)
An artist’s concept from 2012 of the Anglo-French Future Combat Air System shows a UCAV, but a manned solution has not been ruled out. (Image: BAE Systems)

A manned option for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) that is being studied by an Anglo-French industrial team has not been ruled out, according to British officials attending a formal launch of the $180 million two-year feasibility study in Paris on November 5. Bernard Gray, the UK MoD Chief of Defence Materiel, and Ian King, CEO of BAE Systems, each indicated that a piloted vehicle is still an option.


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