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Future Combat Air System

Tri-national sixth-generation combat air system with fighter and drones.

The Future Combat Air System is a tri-national programme between France, Germany and Spain to develop a next-generation weapon system including a New Generation Fighter, Remote Carrier drones, and a Combat Cloud network. The programme is in demonstrator phase with Phase 1B funded at €3.2 billion and led by Dassault Aviation, Airbus, and Indra.

Program detail

Agency
French DGA (on behalf of France, Germany, Spain)
Acronym
FCAS/SCAF
Budget
€3.2B (Phase 1B)
Phase
Development
Domain
Air

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What is Future Combat Air System?
The Future Combat Air System is a tri-national programme between France, Germany and Spain to develop a next-generation weapon system including a New Generation Fighter, Remote Carrier drones, and a Combat Cloud network. The programme is in demonstrator phase with Phase 1B funded at €3.2 billion and led by Dassault Aviation, Airbus, and Indra.
Which agency runs Future Combat Air System?
Future Combat Air System is run by French DGA (on behalf of France, Germany, Spain) and is also known as FCAS/SCAF.
What is the budget for Future Combat Air System?
Future Combat Air System has a budget of €3.2B (Phase 1B), currently in its Development phase.

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    Phase 1B demonstrator contract awarded for €3.2 billion in December 2022

    Airbus: FCAS Phase 1B contract award joint press release
    Reported2022-12-16