So presently four and maybe 6 for block 4 that’s it?

I believe that NATO members have an obligation to spend 2% of GDP on defence

There is no such thing as obligation or whatever. They commited to do it in 2024, their own choice.

Everyone knows Merkel is a Putin puppet.

really? i thought is was Trump the puppet (sorry for off topic, just a reaction). And Russian gas is way cleaner than US shale gas (ecologic catastroph) etc.

Indeed, the conference linked here by Eagle is extremely interesting. Any fututre FCAS system (including or not tempest, probably including it) will be a system of systems, the generation gap much more important than present advertised one. There will be ultra LO flying sensors (and maybe first strike air assets), ultra speed (hypersonic) ammunitions, swarms of drones (reusable or not), intelligent saturating bombs, very few control nodes preserving their agility/speed capabilities, very distant awacs etc. The whole being networked and networked with other assets. PAradigm shift mith multirole aircrafts.

Instead of putting all capabilities in a single asset, the idea is to concentrate the effects of many different platforms on the ennemy asset

MICA NG program is officially contracted.

Notice extremely small nose either…. multifunctional panels. .. (can be seen on another slide)

SAAB has been working on a follow on capability for the best part of a decade, thats pretty much public.
The Flygvapnet fields six front line sqns, ordered sixty “E” with a possible follow on order of twelve airframes, not enough to maintain their fleet, that means that the C/D’s will soldier on untill being replaced by… something… circa 2040 (I supose)

I can only talked about i was told there. And i xas said (asking aout efcas btw) no, no follow on until Gripen E is operational. Whatever public says.

WAnt a photo in pm?

About maned fighter, some CGI at the end of this picture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3UtJ6u0QL0 from dassault.

Not dead yet. (let’s hope). But probablu very different. Fr want a stealth drone sensor and bomber, Uk more interested in sensor due to F-35. Different requirements.
Anw it has always been stated that other countries aprt from DE/FR would be welcome to the party as soon as design is stable enough.

My ass. Both SCAF and Belgum contract are Gov to Gov (Fr + Ge or x+Be) UK is representing Typhoon consortium, not Fr neither Ge.