Global Combat Air Program Partners Prioritize Aircraft Delivery

BAE Systems Tempest concept over London

UK defense officials say merging Japan’s F-X efforts with the FCAS work of the UK and Italy will bring viability-critical financial heft and volume.

Credit: BAE Systems
The core nations behind the Global Combat Air Program—Italy, Japan and the UK—are beginning to cement the foundations of the trinational fighter program. Just weeks after merging the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) efforts of Italy and the UK with Japan’s F-X project, the three nations are beginning...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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