PARIS AIRSHOW NEWS
JUNE 22, 2023
DAY 4
AINONLINE.COM DEFENSE Hyper threat MBDA consortium looking at ways to intercept hypersonic strike weapons | 8
OEMS Qatar Gulfstream Qatar Airways is ready to take delivery of its first ultra-long-range G700 business jet | 10
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FCAS STEPPING INTO FUTURE by Chris Pocock The full-scale mockup of the pan-European Next Generation Fighter (NGF) outside Hall 2A at the Paris Airshow is the same one unveiled here four years ago. Does that signify a lack of progress? Some would say yes, after all the subsequent controversy about design leadership and who does what. That issue was settled late last year, with Dassault confirmed as design leader rather than Airbus and various other accommodations involving Indra, MTU, Safran, and Thales also agreed.
The NGF is part of a Système de Combat Aérien du Futur (SCAF)—or Future Combat Air System (FCAS) in English. France, Germany, and Spain serve as the partner countries. This FCAS must not be confused with the other FCAS led by the UK and supported by Italy and Japan, of which Tempest is the combat aircraft element. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, the U.S. works on its own FCAS, the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) project. In all three programs, the system concept continues to evolve. But one key element will involve “remote
Airbus and Boeing predict more deliveries by 2042 than last year’s forecast | 16
WORKFORCE Filling the gap More women are joining aerospace careers and could help relieve a personnel shortage | 17
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