France, Germany, Spain conclude deal over new fighter jet

PARIS: France, Germany and Spain have reached a deal over the next phases of the development of a new fighter jet project known as the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), which the countries consider Europe's "most important tool" to preserve its sovereignty and security amid "fast growing threats". .

"A demonstrator of the future fighter aircraft will fly in 2027, paving the way for an operational aircraft in 2040," Xinhua news agency quoted French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly as saying here on Monday. The Next Generation Weapon System (NGWS) is the innovative core of the Future Combat Air System, which will replace the French Rafale and the German-Spanish Eurofighter jets.

The FCAS system will be composed of the new generation fighter jet, remote carriers, unmanned aerial platforms and a communication network called "combat cloud" designed to achieve information dominance. (IANS)

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