The team of Italian companies that will participate in the development of the new Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) have signed a contract to support the Italian Ministry of Defense in the programme’s new concept & assessment phase and related demonstration activities. The team, which comprises Leonardo - as a strategic partner - and Italy’s leading companies in their respective domains: Elettronica, Avio Aero and MBDA Italia, will progress technology development in support of the GCAP "system of systems" concept, based on sixth-generation combat air platforms operating in multi-domain scenarios.

Italian industry signs contract for next development phase of 6th generation air system

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The team of Italian companies have signed a contract to support the Italian Ministry of Defense in the GCAP programme’s new concept & assessment phase and related demonstration activities.