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Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Combat Cloud

Sector: Airport • Location: France, Germany, Spain

Source: Agenzia Nova

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The FCAS project is a joint air defense program by France and Germany aiming to develop a next-generation fighter and an integrated command and control system called the combat cloud. Due to disagreements between Airbus and Dassault Aviation, the aircraft component is stalled, and there is consideration to abandon it in favor of focusing on the combat cloud system, which connects fighter jets, sen

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Prospective
Sector
Airport, Aerospace & Defense, Government
Location
France
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Agenzia Nova

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The project “Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Combat Cloud” is an infrastructure initiative in the Airport sector, located in France, Germany, Spain. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Agenzia Nova.

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The FCAS project is a joint air defense program by France and Germany aiming to develop a next-generation fighter and an integrated command and control system called the combat cloud. Due to disagreements between Airbus and Dassault Aviation, the aircraft component is stalled, and there is consideration to abandon it in favor of focusing on the combat cloud system, which connects fighter jets, sensors, radar, drones, and commands via AI and real-time data transmission. The consortium developing the cloud includes Airbus Germany, Thales (France), and Indra (Spain).

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France

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Airport, Aerospace & Defense, Government

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2025-11-20

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