IMI-Aktuell 2021/420
Tempest: Finanzierung
(30.07.2021)
Die große Konkurrenz für das deutsch-französische Luftkampfsystem FCAS ist der britische Tempest (siehe IMI-Studie 2021/4b). Die Internetseite https://defensehere.com berichtet nun, dass der Tempest Fortschritte macht: „According to a press release by BAE Systems, the British Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded a contract worth approximately £250m (U.S. $199 million) to progress the design and development of Tempest, the UK’s Future Combat Air System (FCAS). […] Continued funding of Tempest underlines the UK Government’s confidence in the progress and maturity of the programme, which is set to deliver the military, industrial and economic requirements of the national combat air strategy.” (jw)