The leaders of Britain and France have agreed to invest $2.18 billion in the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project.
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Graphic: Dassault
Full scale development of prototypes will start next year and project partners are: BAE Systems, Finmeccanica Airborne and Space Systems Division ,and Rolls Royce and Dassault Aviation, SNECMA/Safran and Thales.