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Aug- 2025 -

30 August

1:1 model of the Dassault-Airbus Future Combat Air System (FCAS) aircraft

German Defense Minister Ups Pressure on France Over Jet Project

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius urged France to break the impasse over the multinational Future Combat Air System fighter jet project.

Jul- 2025 -

10 July

Air

France, Germany, and Spain's Future Combat Air System

Giulia Bernacchi

France Seeks 80% Share in FCAS Fighter Jet Program: Report

France has informed Germany that it wants an 80 percent share in the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), a joint fighter jet program.

7 July

Air

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Airbus Turns A400M Into ‘Multi-Domain Brain’ for FCAS Drone Ops

Airbus has announced a major upgrade to its A400M military transport aircraft, outlining plans to reconfigure the platform to support the Future Combat Air System.

Feb- 2025 -

4 February

Europe

Satnus conducts first flight test campaign of the NGWS/FCAS program

Inder Singh Bisht

Spain’s Satnus JV Flight Tests Remote Carriers for FCAS Program

Spanish joint venture Satnus carried out a flight test campaign of remote-controlled drone demonstrators in support of the Next Generation Weapons System/ Future Combat Air System.