Spanish industry has lined up behind Airbus-led Team Gen 6, a Berlin-based effort to keep Europe’s sixth-generation combat-aircraft work moving after the FCAS track stalled between Germany and France.
The group brings together Airbus Defence and Space’s Spanish arm with Indra, Grupo Oesia, GMV, ITP and Sener, while the German side includes Airbus Defence and Space, Autoflug, Diehl Defence, Hensoldt, Liebherr, MBDA Deutschland, MTU Aero Engines and Rohde & Schwarz. The pitch is industrial continuity: preserve skills in engines, missiles, sensors, avionics, communications and integration before they disperse. The companies are seeking continued public funding, framing the effort as a company-led partnership rather than a settled government programme or contract award.
For Airbus and its partners, the objective is no longer a single multinational fighter path. It is keeping sixth-generation capability alive in Europe while the procurement politics reset.