While the French create problems with the FCAS sixth-generation fighter project, a serious competitor from the U.S. has appeared in Europe. And we're talking about General Atomics, which wants to sell Germany and other countries in the region its Gambit unmanned fighter.
So, a mockup of the European variant of this UAV was presented at the German airport Oberpfaffenhofen. This is promoted as a low-risk and realistic solution for enhancing capabilities in the
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So, for the U.S. Air Force, the YFQ-42A unmanned aircraft is currently being developed and tested, which recently even took to the air. It's derived from the Gambit family, so essentially a solution is being offered that already partially exists in metal, and can also provide unification within NATO, although here it's a bit debatable, because there's still a competitor in the form of YFQ-44A from Anduril.
Also, General Atomics didn't forget about the trend in Europe to purchase products from local defense industry instead of American. After all, the White House's new policy, which is more confrontational with its allies, doesn't contribute to improved sales.
That's why representatives of German and European industry were invited to the fighter drone presentation. They were shared with development features, its architecture, integration capabilities, and potential industrial contribution to the European Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program.
Manufacturers and developers of sensors, data exchange systems, artificial intelligence integration means, and other software are especially highlighted. This is not surprising, because a large part of General Atomics' plan is to offer a UAV that will be integrated into European countries' command and information exchange means.
Defense Express notes that such an approach corresponds primarily to Germany's new plans. So, due to disagreements in the FCAS sixth-generation fighter project, they want to concentrate on combat cloud and integrating unmanned aircraft first to available fighters.
So it turns out that while France twists arms of Germans, there are already those willing to take its place. And we're talking not only about Americans, because another sixth-generation project GCAP, is open to Germany's potential joining.
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