Germany is weighing future options for its next-generation combat aircraft programme as industry seeks to influence the shape of Europe's sixth-generation jet plans. A group led by Airbus has now delivered a position paper to Berlin, while uncertainty persists around the Future Combat Air System, or FCAS.
Highlights
- Team Gen 6, including Airbus Defence and Space, submitted a proposal to the German government outlining contributions to the Future Combat Air System (FCAS).
- German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius acknowledged ongoing FCAS problems and confirmed Berlin has been in talks with stakeholders for months about future options.
- Diehl confirmed intentions to provide weapons systems for potential sixth-generation jets, while MBDA and other companies declined to comment.
Industry proposal for FCAS role
As first reported by the Financial Times, the group known as Team Gen 6 has submitted a paper to the German government setting out how its members could contribute to the Future Combat Air System. The alliance includes Airbus Defence and Space, Autoflug, Diehl Defence, Hensoldt, Liebherr, MBDA, MTU Aero Engines and Rohde & Schwarz.A Hensoldt spokesperson said the companies drafted the document to outline their potential role in the programme. Industry sources said the move does not amount to an effort to launch a separate fighter project after the collapse of a Franco-German flagship push to develop a next-generation combat jet.
German defence planning faces uncertainty
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Tuesday that problems surrounding FCAS have been visible for quite some time and that Berlin has already been in talks with stakeholders for months about future options. He declines to comment on who could lead the project or on the next steps.The defence ministry confirms receipt of the paper but declines to comment further. Diehl says it aims to contribute weapons systems to any sixth-generation jet, MBDA declines to comment, and the other companies as well as the German chancellery do not respond to requests for comment.
Our earlier report on the UK’s Ajax armoured vehicle programme covered the government’s plan to add £250 million in funding to support Army readiness despite persistent delivery delays and ongoing reliability and performance concerns. We noted that the extra allocation signalled continued backing for a key capability while officials weighed timelines and the wider implications for future force planning.
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