MilitaryAirbus to Lead New Generation Fighter Jet Development in Spain Airbus will lead development in Spain for the New Generation Fighter (NGF) and be the prime contractor in the low observability domain of the European Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Program, according…
CommercialMilitary/Commercial Avionics Outlook Strong, Deloitte Says The military and commercial outlook for avionics sales is strong, according to the author of a new Deloitte report, the 2020 Global Aerospace and Defense Industry Outlook. "The outlook for the aerospace…
MilitarySixth-Gen European Fighter Study Beginning This Month Ed. Note: France and Germany, through Airbus and Dassault, are partnering on a sixth-generation European fighter to replace the country's respective fifth-gen offerings beginning in about 20 years. The two companies are…
MilitaryLeonardo CTO Talks Tempest: Vision for Future Fighter's Advanced Avionics U.K. Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson unveiled a concept model for a sixth-generation fighter jet at the 2018 Farnborough International Air Show. Called the Tempest, it is intended to eventually replace the Royal…
MilitaryAirbus Seeks Collaborative Approach to Future Combat Air System European OEMs should be working together rather than competing to build Europe’s future air combat system (FCAS), according to Airbus Defense and Space CEO Dirk Hoke. During a pre-Farnborough media briefing, Hoke…
MilitaryAirbus, Dassault Join Forces on Future Combat Aircraft for Europe Airbus and Dassault Aviation are joining forces to develop Europe’s Future Combat Air System (FCAS), which is slated to complement and eventually replace the current generation of Eurofighter and Rafale fighter aircraft between…