Future Combat Air System

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Future Combat Air System , shortly FCAS , dt about. Future Air Combat System ., French Système de combat du aérien futur (SCAF) , is a German-French-Spanish program for the development of a system of a manned multi-role combat aircraft of the sixth generation (New Generation Fighter ), unmanned escort aircraft (remote carriers) and new weapons and communication systems. In the German Air Force it is to replace the Eurofighter Typhoon (and possibly later the Tornado successor) from around 2040, and the Rafale in the French Air Force . The companies involved are Dassault Aviation and Airbus Defense and Space .

history

Model of the Dassault Neuron (2015) stealth combat drone , a technology carrier, as part of the Franco-British study, also known as the Future Combat Air System

In 2014, a Franco- British feasibility study called Future Combat Air System started in 2014 . At the latest with the presentation of the Tempest project by the Royal Air Force at the opening of the Farnborough Air Show on July 16, 2018, corresponding efforts had become superfluous.

On July 13, 2017, Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Emmanuel Macron announced their intention to develop a Franco-German fighter jet at a meeting of the Franco-German Council of Ministers in Paris. During the ILA 2018 in Berlin on April 25th, Dassault Aviation and Airbus Defense and Space announced an agreement to collaborate on the project. On April 26, 2018, Lieutenant General Erhard Bühler and Général d'armée aérienne André Lanata signed the High Level Common Operational Requirements Document at the ILA in Berlin-Schönefeld, which defines the core tasks of the aircraft. France should be in the lead in the development. On June 19, 2018, the two specialist ministers from Germany and France signed another declaration of intent.

Belgium wants to contribute 369 million euros to the program.

In the presence of the German Federal Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen and the French counterpart Florence Parly , the 65 million euro order from Dassault Aviation and Airbus for a two-year concept study was announced in Gennevilliers on February 6, 2019 . In addition, a letter of intent was signed between the French technology group Safran Aircraft Engines (until 2015: Snecma) and the German engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines for the development of new jet engines for the new combat aircraft.

Spain joined the program on February 14, 2019. As part of the Paris Air Show , the defense ministers of the three participating countries signed a framework agreement on the joint development of the FCAS on June 17, 2019.

Objectives

An integrated system is planned that connects drones , combat aircraft , satellites as well as command and control aircraft . According to Dirk Hoke (CEO of Airbus Defense and Space ), the majority of the technology required will be developed in Europe. In addition, according to Hoke, the USA is striving for a high level of self-sufficiency. Above all, regulated goods according to US ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) guidelines should be avoided.

As a sixth generation fighter aircraft, it will be equipped with stealth technology , an adaptive versatility engine (ADVENT), network capability , possibly also with cyber warfare capabilities and also with energy weapons.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Airbus welcomes the joint decision by France and Germany to include Spain as a partner in the Future Combat Air System program. In: Airbus . June 17, 2019, accessed June 18, 2019 .
  2. ^ BAE, Dassault Begin Work On Two-Year Future Combat Air System Study. In: Aviation Week. November 6, 2014, accessed February 10, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Joint fighter planes with France. In: Frankfurter Rundschau. AFP , July 13, 2017, accessed April 27, 2018 .
  4. ^ Airbus, Dassault to team up for new fighter jet project. Reuters, April 25, 2018, accessed April 25, 2018 .
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  6. ↑ 369 miljoen voor gevechtsvflyuig next generation. In: De Tijd. October 25, 2018, accessed October 25, 2018 .
  7. ^ Airbus, Dassault tapped to pin down Franco-German fighter plans. In: DefenseNews. Retrieved February 10, 2019 .
  8. ^ France, Germany announce first deals for future warplanes. Reuters, accessed February 10, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Safran and MTU Aero Engines are working together on the engine for Europe's next-generation fighter aircraft. In: mtu.de . February 6, 2019, accessed February 6, 2019 .
  10. ↑ David Donald: Spain Joins FCAS / SCAF Program. In: AINonline. February 14, 2019, accessed on February 17, 2019 .
  11. ↑ European fighter jet as a test. ORF , June 17, 2019, accessed on the same day.
  12. ↑ Airbus is working on a new fighter jet. faz.net, June 11, 2017, accessed June 13, 2017 .