European 6th Generation Fighter Jet Project May Have a New Participant
Future Combat Air System (FCAS) is a European project to develop the next generation air assets, such as swarming drones and a sixth-generation fighter jet, currently marked as the New Generation Fighter (NGF). It is a long-term project, under development by Dassault Aviation, Airbus and Indra Sistemas. Now this jet fighter project has a new observing participant – Belgium requested to join. Mockup of the New Generation Fighter jet from the Future Combat Air System. Image credit: Tiraden via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) Jet fighters will still be extremely important in ensuring air space security over countries and regions. As weapons improve, jet fighters need to improve as well. It’s all well and good that the US is selling F-35s to its allies, but Europe needs its own jet manufacturing capabilities, technologies and flexibility. Relying on American weapons long-term may not be the safest bet for Europe. Furthermore, the US decided not to e...