BAE published this image during the Farnborough Airshow of skins being added to the FCAD’s airframe structure.
Credit: BAE Systems
LONDON—BAE Systems is targeting power-on of its Future Combat Air Demonstrator (FCAD) in the second half of 2027 as the company prepares to begin final assembly of the twin-engine, stealthy, supersonic aircraft. The demonstrator, first announced in 2022, is intended to prepare UK industry for its...
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