Sunday, August 7, 2022
  • About us
    • Write for us
    • Disclaimer
    • Terms of use
    • Privacy Policy
  • RSS Feeds
  • Advertise with us
  • Contact us
DefenceTalk
  • Home
  • Defense News
    • Defense & Geopolitics News
    • War Conflicts News
    • Army News
    • Air Force News
    • Navy News
    • Missiles Systems News
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Defense Technology
    • Cybersecurity News
  • Military Photos
  • Defense Forum
  • Military Videos
  • Military Weapon Systems
    • Weapon Systems
    • Reports
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Defense News
    • Defense & Geopolitics News
    • War Conflicts News
    • Army News
    • Air Force News
    • Navy News
    • Missiles Systems News
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Defense Technology
    • Cybersecurity News
  • Military Photos
  • Defense Forum
  • Military Videos
  • Military Weapon Systems
    • Weapon Systems
    • Reports
No Result
View All Result
DefenceTalk
No Result
View All Result

France, Germany sign prototype contract for future fighter jet

by Agence France-Presse
February 20, 2020
in Air Force News
2 min read
0
France, Germany sign prototype contract for future fighter jet
14
VIEWS

Paris: France and Germany on Thursday gave the green light for building a prototype of Europe’s next-generation fighter jet, effectively launching a project long held up by disputes over how the industrial work would be divvied up.

The Future Combat Air System “illustrates our determination and our ambition for European defence,” French defence minister Florence Parly said at the contract signing alongside German counterpart Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer.

The 150-million-euro ($162-million) contract, financed equally by both countries, aims to create prototypes of the stealth delta-wing jet as well as integrated drones and network infrastructure of the new system by 2026.

That is just a small fraction of the expected 12 billion euros to be invested by 2030, a French defence ministry source said, in order to have the new planes operational toward 2040.

The prototype deal was originally expected to be signed at the Paris Air Show last June, but officials were unable to agree on the share of work to split among participating firms, and there was reticence in Berlin on seeing French players take the lead.

But this month, German lawmakers signed off on the first funds for the cross-border project, part of a wider push to integrate Europe’s disparate military forces.

European aerospace giant Airbus and France’s Dassault Aviation are spearheading the new plane’s development, alongside Safran and Thales of France, German engine maker MTU, and the European missile joint venture MBDA.

“This is really the beginning, there’s no turning back,” Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier said at the contract signing in Paris.

The defence ministers also confirmed that Spain would join the project in the coming months, contributing an additional 45 million euros to the testing projects.

Airbus, in which the French, German and Spanish governments hold equity stakes, had criticised Madrid in September after it chose the Spanish group Indra to coordinate Spain’s participation in the project.

So far, no other EU nations have signed on to build the new plane, slated to replace the current generation of Rafale and Eurofighter jets.

Several European governments are already clients of American fighter jets, while Britain’s Tempest stealth fighter project has garnered backing from Italy and the Netherlands.

Tags: eurofighterfrancefuture fighter jetgermany
Previous Post

How to deflect an asteroid

Next Post

US Reserve Soldiers training to save lives from chemical disasters

Related Posts

Five dead as Romania chopper crashes, fighter jet missing

Two pilots killed as Soviet-era fighter jet crashes in India

July 30, 2022

Two pilots have been killed in India after a Soviet-era fighter jet crashed during a training sortie, the air force...

Airbus tests A400M military plane as water bomber

Airbus tests A400M military plane as water bomber

July 26, 2022

Airbus said Tuesday it had successfully tested its A400M military transporter as a water bomber as heatwaves cause an increasing...

Next Post
US Reserve Soldiers training to save lives from chemical disasters

US Reserve Soldiers training to save lives from chemical disasters

Latest Defense News

Taiwan anger over China military drills during virus outbreak

China fires missiles around Taiwan in major military drills

August 4, 2022
Australia, Japan, Join U.S. for Trilateral Naval Exercise

US Navy warships cruising near Taiwan as Pelosi visits

August 2, 2022
Kyiv says US precision artillery systems arrived in Ukraine

US to send $550 million of new weapons to Ukraine: US official

August 2, 2022
Top army commander among six killed in Pakistan chopper crash

Top army commander among six killed in Pakistan chopper crash

August 2, 2022
Russia Moves to Scrap Black Sea Fleet Agreements with Ukraine

Russia says drone attack hits Crimea navy HQ

August 1, 2022

Russia says US, NATO ‘main threats’ to national security

August 1, 2022

Defense Forum Discussions

  • Fantasy RAN thread (Carriers only)
  • The Russian-Ukrainian War Thread
  • Australian Army Discussions and Updates
  • The Royal Navy Discussions and Updates
  • Royal Australian Navy Discussions and Updates 2.0
  • Indonesian Aero News
  • Japan, Koreas, China and Taiwan regional issues
  • Luftwaffe/German Air Force News, Discussions & Updates
  • Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) update
  • The Indonesian Army
DefenceTalk

© 2003-2020 DefenceTalk.com

Navigate Site

  • Defence Forum
  • Military Photos
  • RSS Feeds
  • About us
  • Advertise with us
  • Contact us

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Defense News
    • Defense & Geopolitics News
    • War Conflicts News
    • Army News
    • Air Force News
    • Navy News
    • Missiles Systems News
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Defense Technology
    • Cybersecurity News
  • Military Photos
  • Defense Forum
  • Military Videos
  • Military Weapon Systems
    • Weapon Systems
    • Reports

© 2003-2020 DefenceTalk.com