Aircraft
France and Germany To Develop New Fighter Without UK?
Confusingly, there are now two “Future Combat Air System” projects in Europe.
The Anglo-French unmanned Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project versus (inset) a concept for a potentially alternative manned-unmanned Next Generation Weapon System (NGWS) that France and Germany would co-develop. (BAE Systems, Airbus D&S)
The Anglo-French unmanned Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project versus (inset) a concept for a potentially alternative manned-unmanned Next Generation Weapon System (NGWS) that France and Germany would co-develop. (BAE Systems, Airbus D&S)

A Franco-German agreement last month to “jointly develop a future combat aircraft system” raises questions about the future of a similar Anglo-French agreement to develop a Future Combat Air System (FCAS) that was concluded in principle in March of last year. The Franco-German pact resulted from the annual meeting of the two nations’ Ministerial Council in Paris on July 13. French president Emmanuel Macron described it as “a revolution.” A joint statement declared that the two countries would develop a “roadmap” for the project by mid-2018.


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