(CercleFinance.com) – Airbus announces that on behalf of the French, German and Spanish governments, the DGA has awarded it, as well as Dassault Aviation, Indra, EUMET and their industrial partners, the contract for phase 1B of the demonstrator of the Future Air Combat System (SCAF).
This landmark €3.2 billion contract, coming after discussions over the past few months between industry and the three governments, will cover the demonstration work of the SCAF and its components for approximately three and a half years.
This market notification follows the signing of industrial agreements supporting the phase 1B demonstrator by Airbus, Dassault Aviation, Indra and Eumet as prime contractors for the program and by their industrial partners from the three nations.
Phase 1B will make it possible to continue the development and maturation of the technologies required for the flights of the demonstrators, as well as the consolidation of the project architectures, with in-flight demonstrations planned for 2028-2029.