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Spain Joins FCAS/SCAF Program
Since observing the program since its inception, Spain has eyed participation in the Future Combat Air System, which has now been formalized
Dassault’s New Generation Fighter concept could form the manned element of FCAS/SCAF. (photo: Dassault Aviation)
Dassault’s New Generation Fighter concept could form the manned element of FCAS/SCAF. (photo: Dassault Aviation)

On February 14, Spain formally joined the European Future Combat Air System/Système de Combat Aérien Futur (FCAS/SCAF) program. Spain’s defense minister, Margarita Robles, signed the agreement in Brussels with her French and German counterparts, Florence Parly and Ursula von der Leyen. Spain had hitherto held official observer status since the initial Franco-German agreement to launch FCAS/SCAF in July 2017.