Airbus, Dassault agree on industrial terms for New Generation Fighter 07 April 2021 by Gareth Jennings Airbus and Dassault have agreed on industrial terms for the New Generation Fighter (NGF) element of the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System (FCAS)/Système de Combat Aérien Futur (SCAF). The New Generation Fighter of the Next-Generation Weapon System, which is itself part of the wider FCAS/SCAF. The industrial leads of Airbus, Dassault have now agreed on terms ahead of the launch of Phase 1B of the programme. (Janes/Gareth Jennings) The French Senate announced on 6 April that the agreement reached on the NGF project is “a major turning point” in the programme after months of wrangling between the two industry partners, and now clears the way for the launch of Phase 1B of the programme.