Industry partners face tight timelines if they are to deliver the Global Combat Aircraft Program fighter aircraft by 2035. Credit: BAE Systems Here in the UK, people have long memories when it comes ...

The sixth-generation fighter under development by Italy, Japan and the UK will be capable of close integration with the militaries of other NATO partners, including the USA. “Future interoperability ...

The industrial hurdles that will need to be overcome are significant enough to suggest that the Europeans will only achieve a fraction of that demand by 2035. But this is not certain. The Global ...

Delegates look at the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) 6th-generation fighter jet concept design, bathed in the colors of Italy's national flag, on the opening day of the Farnborough International ...

The three nations made important steps forward this year, establishing equal work sharing, locations and coordination of the different areas of GCAP, with the objective of cutting in half timeline and ...

Could Europe’s Two Sixth-Generation Fighter Program Become One?: The two competing programs to develop a sixth-generation fighter aircraft and supporting systems could become one. According to recent ...

READING, England–Defense ministers from the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) partner nations have reaffirmed ambitions to get the design and development of the future combat aircraft on contract by ...

The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) report highlighted issues with opening the programme to other international partners, as well as notable gaps in future training requirement for the ...

In December 2022, Japan, Italy and the United Kingdom signed an agreement to partner in the development of a sixth-generation stealth fighter aircraft. The goal of the Global Combat Air Programme ...

Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) nations Italy, Japan and the UK signed a treaty for the sixth-generation fighter, but the selection of the UK as headquarters has sparked involvement and workshare ...

Japan plans to reborn its old World War II “Reppu” jet as a sixth-generation fighter. Japan’s Ministry of Defense is considering using the name “Reppu,” which means “Strong Wind,” for its new fighter ...

Japan, U.K. and Italy announced the plan to joint develop a next-gen fighter as part of Global Combat Air Program (GCAP). On Dec. 9, 2022, the Governments of Japan, UK and Italy have announced the ...