{"id":37151,"date":"2019-02-08T15:45:02","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T15:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/02\/08\/french-air-force-chief-france-and-germany-working-on-export-controls-for-future-fighter\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:57:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:57:56","slug":"french-air-force-chief-france-and-germany-working-on-export-controls-for-future-fighter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2019\/02\/08\/french-air-force-chief-france-and-germany-working-on-export-controls-for-future-fighter\/","title":{"rendered":"French Air Force chief: France and Germany working on export controls for future fighter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The French Air Force chief of staff provided top cover for the future <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2018\/11\/14\/with-plans-for-drone-sidekicks-europes-futuristic-jet-program-slowly-comes-into-focus\/\" target=\"_blank\">Franco-German fighter<\/a> at a time when the French defense industry is increasingly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/2018\/11\/07\/europes-next-gen-fighter-jet-is-stuck-in-the-bickering-phase\/\" target=\"_blank\">concerned that cooperation with Germany<\/a> could curtail its ability to export the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is a real determination&#8221; at the highest levels of government \u2014 including French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel \u2014 to agree on export controls, said Gen. Philippe Lavigne during a Feb. 7 roundtable with reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It\u2019s a need for our security, but it\u2019s also a need for our industry, and we have to develop this,\u201d he said, adding that Spain has already signed on as an observer to the program and that others are expected to follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2019\/02\/06\/airbus-dassault-tapped-to-pin-down-franco-german-fighter-plans\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-951517330.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Airbus, Dassault tapped to pin down Franco-German fighter plans<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The ambitious Future Combat Air System program chugs along with more concept development to be done. Next stop: Paris Air Show in June 2019.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The French government is generally seen as more supportive of arms sales than its partner in the sixth-generation fighter program, called the Future Combat Air System, or FCAS. While enthusiasm for the program remains high, some French defense industry officials are concerned that Germany\u2019s involvement could prevent sales to countries that Berlin considers rogue actors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But settling an export policy is just one of the many questions about the FCAS program that are still yet to be answered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So far, France and Germany\u2019s concept for FCAS involves a network of swarming UAVs, new weapons and a sixth-generation fighter that can exchange information with each other. FCAS would replace France\u2019s Rafale and Germany\u2019s Eurofighter around 2040.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe haven\u2019t decided what will be the architecture,\u201d Lavigne said. \u201cWill it be this type of aircraft? Will it be this type of [UAV]? Will it be this type of unmanned combat air vehicle? Will it be this type of missiles? But we know that we will share an architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe gamechanger is the connectivity between different platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this week, the French and German governments awarded \u20ac65 million (U.S. $74 million) to Dassault and Airbus for the two-year study that will solidify a path forward for FCAS, and the companies plan to announce demonstrator programs at the Paris Air Show this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lavigne wasn\u2019t clear on how the governments would reconcile different requirements, like France\u2019s intention to launch FCAS from aircraft carriers, which could drive different design attributes than a fighter that takes off and lands conventionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOf course we will have national interests in France with the nuclear deterrence. Germany will have different national interests,\u201d he said. However, he stopped short of saying how much commonality is expected between the two militaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until the study is complete, it is \u201ctoo early to say\u201d whether FCAS will be manned or unmanned. However, Lavigne said a human will continue to be in the loop \u2014 especially for nuclear deterrence missions \u2014 whether a human is in the cockpit or it is remotely piloted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are open to look at the technical solution,\u201d he said. \u201cFor me, it\u2019s optionally piloted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/farnborough\/2018\/07\/16\/whats-going-on-with-americas-next-fighter-designs\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AF4.jpg_db44ce.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">What\u2019s going on with America\u2019s next fighter designs?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The U.S. Air Force and Navy have ongoing efforts to create a new fighter design, but what does that look like?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FCAS\u2019 system-of-systems approach is similar to the U.S. Air Force\u2019s vision for Penetrating Counter Air, its future air superiority concept. 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