How Saab's 650-Engineer Team Just Outflanked Europe's FCAS Consortium With A Cheaper Combat Drone
Saab's A3-001 combat drone could give Europe a cheaper, faster path to autonomous airpower while FCAS struggles with complexity.
Future Combat Air System
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22 Aug
Saab Unveils A3-001 Collaborative Combat Aircraft Concept
Saab plans to fly the first A3-001 demonstrator within 18 months, with three prototypes planned as the design evolves. Swedish defense company Saab unveiled on Aug. 21, 2026 a full-scale model of its next-generation unmanned fighter aircraft, called the A3-001. The unveiling comes ahead of the Jubilee Air Show on Aug. 22 and 23 at […]
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Saab unveils full-scale A3-001 uncrewed combat aircraft concept
Saab has presented a full-scale model of its A3-001 uncrewed combat aircraft concept at the Swedish Armed Forces’ Jubilee Air Show at Malmen Air Base in Linköping. The design illustrates how crewed and uncrewed aircraft could operate together within an integrated future combat air system. Saab envisages the low-observable platform complementing the Gripen and future […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban22 Aug
Germany’s first F-35A completes assembly ahead of September rollout
MG-01 has moved to the finishing stage in Fort Worth, while the aircraft arrives as Germany reassesses its future combat-air plans following the collapse of FCAS
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier22 Aug
India moves to join France’s FCAS after split with Germany
India’s Ministry of Defence has told a parliamentary committee that it has started work on joining the French-led…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau10 Aug
How Germany Has Quietly Funded More F-35s While Publicly Debating Its Fighter Future
The Luftwaffe needed the F-35 and Berlin complied. With the death of FCAS, where does this leave Germany and its sixth-generation aspirations?
Safran to prioritize French fighter engine as FCAS funding ends in September
Safran will develop only one next-generation combat aircraft engine and will prioritize French requirements, Chief Executive Officer Olivier Andriès said…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau29 Jul
Dassault leaves door open to new fighter partners after FCAS collapse
CEO also confirms dispute with Airbus over Eurodrone program after France withdrew planned procurement
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier1 Jul
How A Dassault-Airbus Workshare Fight Killed Europe's $116 Billion 6th-Generation Fighter Program
FCAS is dead. After nine years and no prototype, Europe's flagship fighter program collapsed, leaving GCAP as the only active contender.
Why Germany Is Quietly Buying 15 More F-35s & Asking To Join A Fighter Program It Once Rivaled
Following the collapse of FCAS with France, Germany is now considering its GCAP, Saab, Spanish, and 6th-gen-less combat drone future.
UK and Japan pledge to accelerate GCAP fighter program
Joint declaration comes days after reports of setbacks in Europe's rival FCAS project
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier15 Jun
German Industry Announce “Team Gen 6” to Develop FCAS Alternative
German companies announced the formation of Team Gen 6, a new industry grouping that aims to take responsibility for the development of a 6th-gen fighter aircraft after FCAS collapse. Airbus announced at the ongoing ILA Berlin 2026 that German industry is coming together to form “Team Gen 6” to develop a sovereign European 6th-generation fighter […]
The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso12 Jun
Airbus and Indra propose new European fighter project after FCAS collapse
German and Spanish aerospace companies seek continued funding for sixth-generation aircraft work after France and Germany abandon the core fighter program
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier12 Jun
German, Spanish FCAS companies rally to preserve breakthrough fighter tech
With existing FCAS contracts ending this year, the companies want the government to keep spending money on a sixth-generation warplane.
German air show opens under shadow of Iran war, fighter project collapse
Airbus, which represented Germany and Spain in FCAS, is increasingly looking to Sweden’s Saab as a preferred partner, according to sources.
After FCAS demise, Germany’s options include ordering more F-35 warplanes
“Knowing what we know today, we wouldn’t set up a program in this way again,” Pistorius said.
Airbus-led alliance lobbies Germany on fighter jet project
Industry sources said the move did not amount to an attempt to launch a new fighter project following the collapse of the Franco-German FCAS program.
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German industry readies Team Gen 6 fighter plan after FCAS collapse
Eight German aerospace and defense companies are preparing to launch a new industrial alliance to support the development…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau9 JunA
Germany, France abandon joint FCAS fighter after industry deadlock
Germany has formally ended the joint manned fighter component of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program, with…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau8 Jun