Germany and France signed a contract to create a sixth generation fighter
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NATO began developing the sixth generation aircraft. The French and German defense ministers Florence Parley and Ursula von der Leyen signed a contract for the development work on the creation of an aircraft of the future, the portal reports. Defense News.
As previously reported, the European Airbus concern and the French Dassault Aviation will begin work on the new Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project. At the first stage, which will take several years, the appearance of the future aircraft will be determined, a discussion of the requirements and the formation of common features of a promising aircraft. Design will begin no earlier than 2025. The first prototype is planned to be received in the mid-thirties, and in a series aviation the sixth generation complex should go by 2040. The aircraft of the FCAS project will have to replace the obsolete fourth-generation French fighter Rafal and the German Eurofighter Typhoon.
Lead the program to create a promising aircraft combat system Future Combat Air System (FCAS), which will be based on the new Next Generation Weapon System (NGWS) combat aircraft, will be France. According to the parties, FCAS will become a multipurpose combat air system using artificial intelligence, including elements of both manned and unmanned vehicles, including, and weapon.
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