The program has three stated goals : # The first is to maintain and develop the skills of the participating European aerospace companies ' design offices , which will not see any other new fighter programs before 2030 now that the Rafale , Eurofighter and JAS-39 Gripen projects are all complete or well underway. # The second goal is to investigate and validate the technologies that will be needed by 2015 to design next-generation combat aircraft. # The final aim is to validate an innovative cooperation process by establishing a European industry team responsible for developing next-generation combat aircraft .
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is a project that is well underway or complete .