Editing Future Combat Air System (section)

== Contractors ==
[[Dassault Aviation|Dassault]] will serve as prime contractor for the NGF, while [[Airbus Defence and Space|Airbus]] will lead the development of accompanying remote carrier vehicles and the broader system's supporting combat cloud.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hoyle |first=Craig |date=17 June 2019 |title=Dassault and Airbus unveil New Generation Fighter |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/paris-dassault-and-airbus-unveil-new-generation-fig-459013/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923155048/https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/paris-dassault-and-airbus-unveil-new-generation-fighter/133146.article |archive-date=23 September 2022 |access-date=25 June 2019 |website=FlightGlobal}}</ref> It will also be carrier-capable and will fly from the [[French Navy]]'s [[Future French aircraft carrier|future aircraft carrier]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/naval-exhibitions/2018/euronaval-2018/6594-euronaval-2018-france-officially-launches-aircraft-carrier-renewal-program.html |title=Euronaval 2018: France Officially Launches Aircraft Carrier Renewal Program |work=Navy recognition}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Lake |first=Jon |date=12 November 2018 |title=Good and Bad News for Franco-German Fighter |url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2018-11-12/good-and-bad-news-franco-german-fighter |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113030027/https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2018-11-12/good-and-bad-news-franco-german-fighter |archive-date=13 November 2018 |work=Aviation International}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Dubois |first=Thierry |date=2018-10-23 |title=Dassault Unveils 'New-Gen' Fighter mockup |url=http://aviationweek.com/defense/dassault-unveils-new-gen-fighter-mockup |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201100210/https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/dassault-unveils-new-gen-fighter-mockup |archive-date=2021-02-01 |access-date=2018-11-21 |work=Aviation Week}}</ref> [[Safran Aircraft Engines]] will be the prime contractor for the next-generation fighter aircraft engine, taking the lead in engine design and integration, while [[MTU Aero Engines]], as the main partner for the first phase of research and technology, will take the lead in engine services.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mackenzie |first=Christina |date=5 December 2019 |title=Safran and MTU agree on way ahead for next-gen fighter aircraft engine |url=https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2019/12/05/safran-and-mtu-agree-on-way-ahead-for-next-gen-fighter-aircraft-engine/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240108024554/https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2019/12/05/safran-and-mtu-agree-on-way-ahead-for-next-gen-fighter-aircraft-engine/ |archive-date=8 January 2024 |website=Defense News}}</ref>

Each country has designated a national industrial coordinator, [[Airbus]] for [[Germany]], [[Indra Sistemas|Indra]] for [[Spain]] and [[Dassault]] for [[France]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sprenger |first=Sebastian |date=2019-11-26 |title=Spain's Indra claims lead in EU electronic-warfare push for future aircraft |url=https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2019/11/26/spains-indra-claims-lead-in-eu-electronic-warfare-push-for-future-aircraft/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20191126132659/https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2019/11/26/spains-indra-claims-lead-in-eu-electronic-warfare-push-for-future-aircraft/ |archive-date=2019-11-26 |access-date=2021-03-17 |website=Defense News |language=en-US}}</ref>