Germany reaffirms commitment to FCAS amid withdrawal rumors | Airlines

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Amidst recent speculation and media reports suggesting a potential withdrawal from the Future Combat Air System or FCAS project, Germany has reaffirmed its commitment to the joint endeavor with France and Spain.

On November 1, 2023, the British newspaper The Times, citing sources close to Germany’s Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, reported that Germany was contemplating leaving the Future Combat Air System or FCAS project with France and Spain and instead joining the British-led Tempest program, recently renamed Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).

According to this media report, the withdrawal would be considered because of an alleged slowness of the Franco-Spanish-German program compared to its British-led counterpart. Additionally, the Chancellor was dissatisfied with what he perceived as preferential treatment for the French aerospace industry.

However, on November 3, 2023, the German Ministry of Defense (MoD) denied any such withdrawal, emphasizing that they are still dedicated to the project.

“Germany is sticking to the joint project with France and Spain,” a German MoD spokesperson told Breaking Defense. “Media reports that Germany is pulling out are false. The first demonstrator is currently being built. We are on the right track here and will continue on this path.”

After a year-long stalemate, Dassault and Airbus finally reached an agreement for phase 1B of the FCAS on December 1, 2022. This phase will see manufacturers develop a technology demonstrator of the ‘system of systems’ built around a sixth-generation fighter jet known as the Next Generation Fighter (NGF).

A ‘loyal wingman’ for the FCAS

General Ingo Gerhartz, the head of the Luftwaffe (the German Air Force) further reinforced Germany’s commitment to the FCAS…

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