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Figure 8. Joint FCAS Technology & Industry Roadmap
Figure 9. FCAS Perimeter tem level within the next 10 or 15 years. But it does not mean at all that nothing can be done. European nations have to be pragmatic and a cooperation at system of system level could be promoted. Indeed there are opportunities for harmonization of standards, concepts and organisation. This could allow for instance the launch of joint training programmes. It could also be envisaged to enhance interoperability between European assets in order to increase operational capabilities in operations. – Second the FCAS roadmap
Here the field of opportunities for European cooperation at system level looks much larger, and even more if it is decided to launch a UCAS programme because there would not be any strong interference with the Joint Strike Fighter
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JSF. However in the past fully multilateral cooperations have proven not to be very successful and even more when they were initiated from scratch. Therefore here it is proposed to rely on the existing AngloFrench core of cooperation. This core is still young and has to be consolidated and matured within few coming years. But then it is highly likely that there will be opportunities for cooperation extension. It will give time to get, at European level, a shared European vision for Combat Aeronautics. Such a shared vision is a key for a successful cooperation.