GCAP fighter jet timeline 'will not change even if new country joins'

🌐 The Straits Times (Singapore) —
GCAP fighter jet timeline 'will not change even if new country joins'

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The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), a joint venture among Britain, Italy, and Japan, confirmed that the fighter jet timeline targeting service by 2035 remains unchanged despite potential new country participation. The programme continues the development of advanced military aviation technology.

FARNBOROUGH, England, July 20 - Plans for the new  Global Combat Air Programme fighter jet to be in service by 2035 will not change even if a new country joins the British, Italian and Japanese programme, the chief executive of the joint venture designing the plane said on Monday.

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