New big German-French Fighter Bomber under development
You can join as their slave anytime.
The Tempest, I imagine technology demonstrator, is due to go aloft, that's the ambition inside the next five years. Mind you I'm sure you lot are already well and truly on top of the story.
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Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
https://www.defensenews.com/global/e...n-fighter-jet/
Aircraft makers lumber toward deal for Europe’s next-gen fighter jet
STUTTGART, Germany — France’s Dassault Aviation on Thursday said there is a breakthrough industry agreement that would finally allow the trinational Future Combat Air System effort to proceed.
In a Dec. 1 interview with French publication Le Figaro, Dassault CEO and Chairman Eric Trappier revealed that “all road blocks have been lifted” for the partners to move forward on Phase 1B, the pre-demonstrator phase that would work on developing a fighter prototype.….
He told Le Figaro that Dassault has been confirmed in its leadership and architect role for the aircraft, and has been reassured that its intellectual property would be safeguarded in the program.
He asserted in the interview that the prototype fighter would be ready to fly by 2029, two years later than originally planned. A Phase 2 contract, which would launch the prototype development period, is expected to be signed in the next two to three years, he added.
Airbus confirmed the industry agreement had been signed in a Thursday email to Defense News. “All industry partners of the Future Combat Air System have now signed the respective agreements in order to launch the program’s next phase, the demonstrator phase 1B,” said Airbus CEO Mike Schoellhorn.
Yet the update remains just one more step before the final contract signature between the three participating nations and their industry partners, which will occur “once relevant processes have been concluded in the respective customer nations,” Schoellhorn added.….
The contracts will be formally brought before France’s military procurement office, the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), which is managing the trinational program. According to a Thursday statement by the French Ministry of Defense, the goal remains to field the system of systems, including the next-generation fighter, around 2040.
Aircraft makers lumber toward deal for Europe’s next-gen fighter jet
STUTTGART, Germany — France’s Dassault Aviation on Thursday said there is a breakthrough industry agreement that would finally allow the trinational Future Combat Air System effort to proceed.
In a Dec. 1 interview with French publication Le Figaro, Dassault CEO and Chairman Eric Trappier revealed that “all road blocks have been lifted” for the partners to move forward on Phase 1B, the pre-demonstrator phase that would work on developing a fighter prototype.….
He told Le Figaro that Dassault has been confirmed in its leadership and architect role for the aircraft, and has been reassured that its intellectual property would be safeguarded in the program.
He asserted in the interview that the prototype fighter would be ready to fly by 2029, two years later than originally planned. A Phase 2 contract, which would launch the prototype development period, is expected to be signed in the next two to three years, he added.
Airbus confirmed the industry agreement had been signed in a Thursday email to Defense News. “All industry partners of the Future Combat Air System have now signed the respective agreements in order to launch the program’s next phase, the demonstrator phase 1B,” said Airbus CEO Mike Schoellhorn.
Yet the update remains just one more step before the final contract signature between the three participating nations and their industry partners, which will occur “once relevant processes have been concluded in the respective customer nations,” Schoellhorn added.….
The contracts will be formally brought before France’s military procurement office, the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), which is managing the trinational program. According to a Thursday statement by the French Ministry of Defense, the goal remains to field the system of systems, including the next-generation fighter, around 2040.
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
Talk about shooting themselves in the foot when Tempest is their as an alternative….
https://www.brusselstimes.com/522510...raft-programme
Dassault CEO opposes Belgian participation in SCAF fighter aircraft programme
The CEO of French group Dassault Aviation, Eric Trappier, is opposed to European countries that have opted for the US F-35 fighter jet – Belgium in particular – joining the Future Air Combat System (SCAF) programme, which links France, Germany and Spain.
“I don’t see why I would give work to the Belgians today,” Trappier said at a hearing on Wednesday before the French Senate on the 2024-2030 Military Programming Law, LPM, project proposed by Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu…..
Belgian industry is urging the federal government to join one of the new-generation combat air system projects currently under development, whichever it may be, taking care not to decide in favour of the SCAF or the British-Italian-Japanese Tempest – now GCAP (Global Combat Air Programme).
Through its security and defence think tank, the Royal Higher Institute for Defence, IRSD, the Belgian Ministry of Defence has launched discussions with industry with a view to possibly participating in a Next Generation Combat Aircraft Technologies (NGCAT) programme.
However, the Dassault CEO, still angered by the previous Belgian administration’s choice in favour of the F-35A Lightning II from US group Lockheed Martin to replace the ageing F-16s, on Wednesday showed himself to be hostile to Belgian participation in SCAF.
“I hear about the Belgians, that’s all very well. But I would then advocate setting up an F-35 club within SCAF,” he told French senators. “I don’t really see the point in putting more F-35 countries into SCAF... Why would I make room in my factory, in my design office for people who have chosen the F-35?
“I hear people say: we could give jobs to Belgian companies straight away… No. If it’s imposed on me, I’ll fight. I don’t see why I would give jobs to Belgians today.”….
https://www.brusselstimes.com/522510...raft-programme
Dassault CEO opposes Belgian participation in SCAF fighter aircraft programme
The CEO of French group Dassault Aviation, Eric Trappier, is opposed to European countries that have opted for the US F-35 fighter jet – Belgium in particular – joining the Future Air Combat System (SCAF) programme, which links France, Germany and Spain.
“I don’t see why I would give work to the Belgians today,” Trappier said at a hearing on Wednesday before the French Senate on the 2024-2030 Military Programming Law, LPM, project proposed by Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu…..
Belgian industry is urging the federal government to join one of the new-generation combat air system projects currently under development, whichever it may be, taking care not to decide in favour of the SCAF or the British-Italian-Japanese Tempest – now GCAP (Global Combat Air Programme).
Through its security and defence think tank, the Royal Higher Institute for Defence, IRSD, the Belgian Ministry of Defence has launched discussions with industry with a view to possibly participating in a Next Generation Combat Aircraft Technologies (NGCAT) programme.
However, the Dassault CEO, still angered by the previous Belgian administration’s choice in favour of the F-35A Lightning II from US group Lockheed Martin to replace the ageing F-16s, on Wednesday showed himself to be hostile to Belgian participation in SCAF.
“I hear about the Belgians, that’s all very well. But I would then advocate setting up an F-35 club within SCAF,” he told French senators. “I don’t really see the point in putting more F-35 countries into SCAF... Why would I make room in my factory, in my design office for people who have chosen the F-35?
“I hear people say: we could give jobs to Belgian companies straight away… No. If it’s imposed on me, I’ll fight. I don’t see why I would give jobs to Belgians today.”….
“I hear about the Belgians, that’s all very well. But I would then advocate setting up an F-35 club within SCAF,” he told French senators. “I don’t really see the point in putting more F-35 countries into SCAF... Why would I make room in my factory, in my design office for people who have chosen the F-35?
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024...an-55-billion/
France buys 42 Rafale jets for more than $5.5 billion
PARIS — France has ordered 42 Rafale fighter jets from Dassault Aviation in a deal worth more than €5 billion (U.S. $5.5 billion), the Armed Forces Ministry announced Friday.
The purchase comes as French lawmakers express concerns about the Franco-German project to develop a successor to the Rafale. The Future Combat Air System, as it’s known, isn’t expected to enter service before 2045 or 2050, according to the French Senate’s defense committee.
The French defense procurement agency notified Dassault Aviation as well as equipment suppliers Thales, Safran and MBDA of the contract for the fifth production phase of the aircraft, the ministry said.
“This is excellent news for our sovereignty and security, and for our armed forces, which will benefit from additional Rafales with modernized operational capabilities,” Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu said in a statement.
The Rafale entered service with the French Navy in 2004 and the French Air Force in 2006, and has seen action in Afghanistan, Libya, Mali, Iraq and Syria.
The latest contract brings the total number of Rafales ordered by France to 234, including a special order in 2021 for 12 fighters to replace aircraft transferred to Greece.
Export orders for the Rafale currently stand at 261 new aircraft; customers including Egypt, India, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia. In addition, Greece and Croatia have each bought 12 secondhand Rafales from the French Air Force.
The new aircraft, meant for the Air and Space Force, will be one-seater versions and fitted to the F4 production standard, for which development started in 2018…
The jets are to received upgrades to the F5 standard in the 2030s, according to the ministry.
The Senate has called for Dassault Aviation to start work on the upgrade — which might include a loyal wingman UAV based on the European nEUROn combat drone program — as early as 2024 due to the uncertainty around the Future Combat Air System.
The FCAS could cost two to three times as much as a Rafale, while exports would be subject to approval by the German partner, senators said in a November report……
France buys 42 Rafale jets for more than $5.5 billion
PARIS — France has ordered 42 Rafale fighter jets from Dassault Aviation in a deal worth more than €5 billion (U.S. $5.5 billion), the Armed Forces Ministry announced Friday.
The purchase comes as French lawmakers express concerns about the Franco-German project to develop a successor to the Rafale. The Future Combat Air System, as it’s known, isn’t expected to enter service before 2045 or 2050, according to the French Senate’s defense committee.
The French defense procurement agency notified Dassault Aviation as well as equipment suppliers Thales, Safran and MBDA of the contract for the fifth production phase of the aircraft, the ministry said.
“This is excellent news for our sovereignty and security, and for our armed forces, which will benefit from additional Rafales with modernized operational capabilities,” Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu said in a statement.
The Rafale entered service with the French Navy in 2004 and the French Air Force in 2006, and has seen action in Afghanistan, Libya, Mali, Iraq and Syria.
The latest contract brings the total number of Rafales ordered by France to 234, including a special order in 2021 for 12 fighters to replace aircraft transferred to Greece.
Export orders for the Rafale currently stand at 261 new aircraft; customers including Egypt, India, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia. In addition, Greece and Croatia have each bought 12 secondhand Rafales from the French Air Force.
The new aircraft, meant for the Air and Space Force, will be one-seater versions and fitted to the F4 production standard, for which development started in 2018…
The jets are to received upgrades to the F5 standard in the 2030s, according to the ministry.
The Senate has called for Dassault Aviation to start work on the upgrade — which might include a loyal wingman UAV based on the European nEUROn combat drone program — as early as 2024 due to the uncertainty around the Future Combat Air System.
The FCAS could cost two to three times as much as a Rafale, while exports would be subject to approval by the German partner, senators said in a November report……
