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:''See also :'' [[Wikipedians[[Image:BAES FOAS Concept.JPG|thumb|300px|right|''BAE SYSTEMS FOAS Concept'']]

The '''Future Offensive Air System''' is the system which will replace the [[Royal Air Force|RAF's]] strike capability currently provided by the [[Tornado GR4]]. Inital operation capability is expected around 2017.

The project is currently at the project definition stage and the capability required could be provided by any number of systems;
*'''New build aircraft''' e.g. (see picture)
**BAE Replica demonstrator
*'''Development of current aircraft, e.g.'''
**[[Eurofighter Typhoon|Typhoon]] - with increased internal fuel capacity and possibly internal weapons carriage.
**[[F-35]] - most likely the CTOL version (F-35A)
*'''[[Unmanned aerial vehicles]] (UAVs)'''
*'''Standoff missiles'''
**From next generation strike aircraft
**Possibly from large, cheap non-penetrating aircraft. e.g. military transport
*'''Mix of above systems'''

It seems likely that the [[United Kingdom|UK]] would seek to procure such a system in collaboration with another nation. The country with the most similar requirements is perhaps [[France]], which maintains a similar expeditionary strategy for its military. However, the Royal Air Force has been cooperating with the [[U.S. Department of Defense]] on the F-35 project, and it is currently the favorite (per industry trade magazine ''[[Aviation Week & Space Technology]]'') for [[UAV]]/[[UCAV]] cooperation as well, given the [[United States|American]] lead in unmanned aircraft technology. 

Two industry teams are competing for the contract, one led by [[BAE Systems]] and the other by [[LogicaCMG]].
*'''BAE SYSTEMS Team'''
**[[Alenia Marconi Systems]]
**[[Lockheed Martin]]
**[[Northrop Grumman]]
**[[MBDA]]
**[[Astrium]]
**[[Royal Military College of Science]]
*'''LogicaCMG Team'''
**[[Raytheon]]
**[[QinetiQ]]
**[[EADS]]


== External links ==
*[http://www.mod.uk/dpa/projects/foas.htm UK Defence Procurement Agency specification]
*[http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993590 New Scientist: Report of BAE Replica programme]

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