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| Mock-up of the NGF and a remote carrier at the 2019 Paris Air Show | |
| Role | Combat system of systems |
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| Primary user | French Air and Space Force Spanish Air and Space Force German Air Force |
Dassault will serve as prime contractor for the NGF, while Airbus will lead the development of accompanying remote carrier vehicles and the broader system's supporting combat cloud. It will also be carrier-capable and will fly from the French Navy's future aircraft carrier. Safran Aircraft Engines will be the prime contractor for the next-generation fighter aircraft engine, taking the lead in engine design and integration, while MTU Aero Engines, as the main partner for the first phase of research and technology, will take the lead in engine services. Each country has designated a national industrial coordinator, Airbus for Germany, Indra for Spain and Dassault for France.
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| Mock-up of the NGF at the 2019 Paris Air Show | |
| Role | Sixth-generation jet fighter |
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| National origin | France, Germany, Spain |
| Status | Project |
The FCAS concept was developed in the frame of the ETAP European Technology Acquisition Programme that was started in 2001 as a co-operation between Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, Sweden and Spain. The new FCAS concept was a System of Systems (SoS) approach combining manned and unmanned systems, combat aircraft and UCAV, to be more efficient in the envisaged future scenarios than operating with manned systems alone.
In 2017 Germany and Spain asked Airbus to start working on a proposal for a new fighter under the name Future Combat Air System (FCAS).
At the 2018 ILA Berlin Air Show, Dassault Aviation and Airbus announced an agreement to cooperate on the development of the FCAS.
In December 2018, the German Defence Ministry welcomed Spain's expression of interest in the programme.
In June 2019 Spain joined the programme.
In June 2023, Belgium became an observer to the FCAS programme. The country is set to join the programme by June 2025[.
Ceiling
Combat RANGE
Aircraft Speed
Max Crew
The nose-to-tail, wingtip-to-wingtip physical qualities of the Dassault FCAS 6th Generation Fighter Concept.
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(MANNED) Crew
52.5 ft
16.00 m O/A Length
34.4 ft
(10.50 m) O/A Width
17.6 ft
(5.35 m) O/A Height
23,589 lb
(10,700 kg) Empty Weight
60,627 lb
(27,500 kg) MTOW
2 X MTU/Safran Afterburning Engines Developing Between 20,000lb And 30,000lb Of Thrust Each. Propulsion
1,243 Mph
2,000 Kph | 1,080 Kts Max Speed
50,033 Ft
15,250 M | 9 Miles Service Ceiling
2,175 Miles
3,500 Km | 1,890 Nm Operational Range
65,000 Ft/Min
19,812 M/Min
The Argentine Naval Aviation decided to buy 14 Super Étendards in 1979 after the United States put an arms embargo in place, due to the Dirty War and refused to supply spare parts for Argentina's fleet of A-4Q Skyhawks.
Deliveries of the Super Étendard to the French Navy started in 1978, with the first squadron, Flottille 11F.
On May 30 two Super Étendards, one carrying Argentina's last remaining Exocet, escorted by four A-4C Skyhawks each with two 500lb bombs, took off to attack the carrier HMS Invincible.
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