France completes sixth-generation aircraft engine tests

The French defense procurement and technology agency has completed testing of the Future Air Combat System aircraft prototype engine.

The testing marks the completion of the two-phase Turenne program, which was started by French aircraft engine manufacturer Safran in 2015 under the supervision of the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) Project Engineering at the Balard site in Paris.

The prototype used in the testing was derived from the Rafale aircraft engine.