Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a press conference after the 14th cabinet meeting of the 21st legislative period in the Bendlerblock of the German Defence Ministry. Britta Pedersen/dpa A ...

-The F5 will pioneer key FCAS technologies, including the ability to control "loyal wingman" drones. However, the entire FCAS project is at risk due to deep friction between the partners. -Dassault's ...

Partners are becoming concerned about the FCAS overshooting the 2045 deadline, as bids for the Phase 2, which will produce a demonstrator aircraft, are yet to be announced. Reflecting the growing ...

Key Points and Summary - Europe's sixth-generation Future Combat Air System (FCAS) fighter jet program is in trouble, plagued by delays and internal friction. -The core issue is a lack of teamwork ...

LE BOURGET—Tensions within the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program resurfaced at the Paris Air Show, where Dassault made the case for program supremacy and Airbus urged ...

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has invited representatives from France and Spain to Berlin in October to address disputes over the design of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) fighter jet.

Brewing tension between Future Combat Air System (FCAS) partners Dassault Aviation and Airbus Defence & Space looks ready to boil over amid a growing row about the lack of a clear leader on the ...

Europe’s three-nation Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme continues to make solid progress, according to senior French officials involved in the activity. Formally named the New Generation ...

An NGF scale model was tucked away at the rear corner of the Dassault stand at the Paris Air Show 2025, mirroring a seeming malaise that hung over the wider FCAS/SCAF programme at the event.