Speaker
Hendrik Sippl, Program Manager FCAS NGWS Remote Carrier, Airbus Defence and Space
About
The FCAS Program (Future Combat Air System), carried out by Germany, France and Spain and their industries, is supposed to replace today’s manned fighter aircrafts and deploy unmanned remote carriers and a new combat cloud as “central network” in around 2040. While the next phase of FCAS program is under preparation, current military crises and political disruptions urge stakeholders, both, on customer and industry side to accelerate the delivery of new capabilities and operational solutions to the armed forces by the end of this decade already, especially in the domain of unmanned and autonomous aerial systems.
The lecture gives an overview about some of the key challenges, which the military aviation is facing and how they have been embedded into the concept of FCAS today. It further elaborates on the domain of so-called Collaborative Combat Aircrafts, their role in future combat scenarios, and the related technological challenges to be mastered by the next generation of engineers.
© Airbus 2023
About the speaker
Hendrik Sippl graduated as an aerospace engineer from the Technical University of Munich in 1995 and is “with Airbus” since then. He started his professional career as system- and software engineer at Eurocopter (today Airbus Helicopters), spent many years as developer and manager in the Tiger and NH90 helicopter programs, gained experience in the aerostructure business as Program Manager for Airbus Airplane Doors, before he joined Airbus Defence and Space in 2019, first as Head of the Digital Transformation, and since last year as Program Manager within the Future Airpower business.
Language
English
Location and date
- 15.05.2025, 17:30
- TUM Campus Garching, MW 1801, Boltzmannstraße 15, 85748 Garching bei München
Registration
The lecture is free of charge, but registration is required. Please use the blue registration button on the right-hand side.
We organize the event in cooperation with the Royal Aeronautical Society.