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The Future Combat Air System (FCAS)/Le système de combat aérien du futur (SCAF), the European solution to a sixth-generation future combat air programme, is “progressing” apace, with Phase 2 milestones on the horizon, according to two key French officials overseeing the programme. Speaking at the Royal Aeronautical Society’s FCAS Summit on 21 May, Brig Gen. Philippe Koffi, head of Next Generation Weapon System (NGWS)/FCAS programme at French Directorate General for Armaments (DGA) and Major.