Sixth-Generation Combat Aircraft Development Momentum Builds

Tony Osborne Steve Trimble Chen Chuanren December 20, 2022
Tempest Future Combat Air System flying with Japan's F-X fighter

The GCAP links the UK-Italy Tempest Future Combat Air System program with Japan’s F-X project.

Credit: BAE Systems
The Global Combat Air Program may be a rather grandiose name for the new future combat aircraft initiative of Italy, Japan and the UK—numerous historic fighter programs have spanned continents and oceans before, including the Brazil-Italy AMX project and the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter...
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.

Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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