Editing Future Combat Air System (section)

{{short description|European sixth-generation jet fighter project}}
{{About|the French/German/Spanish air combat system|the previous British/French project|Future Combat Air System (UK)}}
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| name = Future Combat Air System<br/>Système de Combat Aérien du Futur<br/>Zukünftiges Luftkampfsystem<br/>Futuro Sistema Aéreo de Combate
| image = File:FCAS NGF mock-up at Paris Air Show 2019 (1).jpg
| caption = Mock-up of the NGF and a remote carrier at the 2019 [[Paris Air Show]]
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| type = Combat [[system of systems]]
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| manufacturer = {{plainlist|* [[Dassault Aviation]] (coordinator)
* [[Airbus Defence and Space|Airbus]] (coordinator)
* [[Indra Sistemas]] (coordinator)
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| name = New Generation Fighter
| image = File:SCAF - Le Bourget 2019.jpg
| caption = Mock-up of the NGF at the 2019 [[Paris Air Show]]
| type = [[Sixth-generation jet fighter]]
| national_origin = [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Spain]]
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The '''Future Combat Air System''' ('''FCAS'''), ({{langx|fr|Système de Combat Aérien du Futur; SCAF}}; {{langx|de|Zukünftiges Luftkampfsystem}}; {{langx|es|Futuro Sistema Aéreo de Combate; FSAC}}) is a European combat [[system of systems]] under development by [[Dassault Aviation]], [[Airbus Defence and Space|Airbus]] and [[Indra Sistemas]]. The FCAS will consist of a Next-Generation Weapon System (NGWS) as well as other air assets in the future operational battlespace.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jennings |first=Gareth |date=15 November 2018 |title=Air superiority and nuclear deterrence dictate manned future fighter for France |url=https://www.janes.com/article/84623/air-superiority-and-nuclear-deterrence-dictate-manned-future-fighter-for-france |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115171531/https://www.janes.com/article/84623/air-superiority-and-nuclear-deterrence-dictate-manned-future-fighter-for-france |archive-date=15 November 2018 |website=Janes}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Pike |first=John |title=France + Germany - Next Generation Weapon System |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/nextgenws.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121135756/https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/nextgenws.htm |archive-date=21 November 2022 |website=Global security}}</ref> The NGWS's components will be [[loyal wingman|remote carrier vehicles]] (swarming drones) as well as a New Generation Fighter (NGF)—a planned [[sixth-generation jet fighter]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roblin |first=Sebastien |date=5 February 2019 |title=Forget the F-22 or Su-57: Europe Wants a Deadly 6th Generation Stealth Fighter |url=https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/forget-f-22-or-su-57-europe-wants-deadly-6th-generation-stealth-fighter-43327 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128040952/https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/forget-f-22-or-su-57-europe-wants-deadly-6th-generation-stealth-fighter-43327 |archive-date=28 January 2023 |access-date=16 February 2019 |website=The National Interest}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=October 2024}}—that will possibly supersede France's [[Dassault Rafale|Rafale]] and Germany and Spain's [[Eurofighter Typhoon|Typhoons]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Trevithick |first=Joseph |date=4 December 2018 |title=Eurofighter Consortium 2.0 Takes Shape As Spain Set To Join Franco-German Stealth Jet Program |url=http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/25279/eurofighter-consortium-2-0-takes-shape-as-spain-set-to-join-franco-german-stealth-jet-program |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603073632/https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/25279/eurofighter-consortium-2-0-takes-shape-as-spain-set-to-join-franco-german-stealth-jet-program |archive-date=3 June 2023 |access-date=16 February 2019 |website=The Drive}}</ref>

A test flight of a demonstrator is expected around 2027 and entry into service around 2040.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Machi |first=Vivienne |date=2021-05-17 |title=New trinational deal paves way for FCAS demonstrator program |url=https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2021/05/17/new-trinational-deal-paves-way-for-fcas-demonstrator-program/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210524114640/https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2021/05/17/new-trinational-deal-paves-way-for-fcas-demonstrator-program/ |archive-date=2021-05-24 |access-date=2021-09-03 |website=Defense News |language=en}}</ref>