FCAS Fracture Prompts Call To Continue Joint Engine Development

Mock-up of the NGF Future Combat Air System (FCAS) from Dassault Aviation

Mockup of the NGF Future Combat Air System from Dassault Aviation.

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BERLIN—MTU Aero Engines is urging the French and German governments to take “necessary steps” to preserve the expertise and industrial capabilities created to support the development of an advanced powerplant for a European sixth-generation combat aircraft, despite the fracture in the industrial...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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