The UK, Italy and Japan have signed an international treaty for a Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) programme that aims to develop an innovative stealth fighter with supersonic capability.
In this Effects Domain, the three companies will work together to ensure the seamless integration of weapons for the GCAP platform.
Defence industry leaders in the UK, Japan and Italy have agreed a trilateral Collaboration Agreement to deliver the concept phase requirements of a next generation combat aircraft.
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract extension worth £656 million to BAE Systems to progress the concepting and technology of the next generation combat aircraft.
The UK’s sovereign industry partners, under Team Tempest, will support the development a new Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).
Leonardo is a strategic partner in the GCAP (Global Combat Air Programme) which aims to create a new-generation system of systems for multi-domain operations, to be operational by 2035.
