If there is a controversial program in which the Spanish Ministry of Defense is embarked, it is the FCAS. Born as an initiative of the European Technology Acquisition Program (ETAP) aimed at exploring the needs of the EU air forces regarding a new joint air combat weapons system, with the signing of the framework agreement NGWS mutated into something very different . The prioritization of the interests of the defense industry above those of the Air Force in the case of Spain, the particular interests of France - with Dassault at the head -, the hesitant position of Germany, the multiple delays and disagreements between the partners or the Spanish commitment to Indra - to the detriment of Airbus - as national coordinator are just some of the controversial issues in a program that has always walked a tightrope. Furthermore, a question still hovers over decision makers in the three states that are part of the FCAS program: is it the right bet?
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