French Air Chief Sees FCAS Cloud As More Valuable Than Fighter

Bellanger

Gen. Jérôme Bellanger, Chief of Staff of the French Air and Space Force.

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PARIS—The combat cloud being designed to tie together all the elements of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) is more important than the ailing New Generation Fighter (NGF) element of the endeavor, argues Gen. Jérôme Bellanger, chief of staff of the French Air and Space Force. His comments come as...
Thierry Dubois

Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. His expertise extends to all things technology in Europe.  

Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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