The leaders of Japan, Britain and Italy have discussed the possibility of bringing more nations into their joint fighter aircraft development program while reiterating their “unwavering commitment” to seeing the next-generation supersonic jet take to the sky by 2035.
The three partners talked about their “ambition to widen participation to a broader range of international partners in future,” said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, following a meeting with his Japanese and Italian counterpartners, Shigeru Ishiba and Giorgia Meloni, on Tuesday on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit in Brazil.
No further details were provided, including on which additional partners are being considered or what their exact role or contribution to the multibillion dollar Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) would be.
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