CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s defence minister and his British counterpart on Wednesday signed a declaration of intent on Riyadh’s participation in the European FCAS defence programme, the Saudi state news agency reported.
The Future Combat Air System (FCAS), first announced in 2017 by French President Emmanuel Macron and then German Chancellor Angela Merkel, is designed to replace the Eurofighter and the Dassault Rafale with a combination of manned and unmanned aircraft from 2040.
(Reporting by Alaa Swilam; Editing by Angus MacSwan)
