The industry partners that will participate in the project include BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce and the Finmeccanica Airborne and Space Systems division in the UK, and Dassault, Snecma and Thales in France. In a statement issued during the summit, British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said: "The Future Combat Air System project will give the UK and France the most advanced vehicle of its kind in Europe, securing high-end engineering jobs and expertise in both countries with full-scale development of prototypes starting in 2017." Speaking for itself and its partners, Dassault said it was "delighted at the two countries' shared intention to pursue cooperation in military aviation, and particularly to launch a new phase in 2017 with the 'scale 1' development of a UCAS operational demonstrator. It is important to prepare for the future in the strategic field of combat UAV s," added Chairman and CEO Eric Trappier. The original article can be viewed in its entirety here.