Future Combat Air System
European sixth-generation jet fighter project
Future Combat Air System
The Future Combat Air System (FCAS; French: Système de Combat Aérien du Futur, SCAF; German: Zukünftiges Luftkampfsystem; Spanish: Futuro Sistema Aéreo de Combate, FSAC) was a European combat system of systems under development by Dassault Aviation, Airbus and Indra Sistemas. In June 2026, the New Generation Fighter (NGF), prime part of the project, was cancelled by Germany and France due to disagreement on several issues. However, the "combat cloud," a highly secure link, had been in doubt for months as the two sides could not solve the problems of the fighter project. This project would continue to be developed under the name FCAS. This "combat cloud" project was described by the media as a face-saving solution. The FCAS was planned to consist of a Next-Generation Weapon System (NGWS) as well as other air assets in the future operational battlespace. The NGWS's components were planned to be remote carrier vehicles (swarming drones) as well as a New Generation Fighter (NGF)—a planned sixth...
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