TOKYO -- Japanese industrial group IHI plans to establish development centers in the U.K. and Italy for a joint effort by Japan and the two countries to build a next-generation fighter jet, Nikkei has learned.
Move marks first overseas step for Japanese companies involved in program

IHI, Rolls-Royce and Avio Aero are among the companies involved in developing the fighter jet. (Source images by Japan's Defense Ministry, Arata Shigeno)
TOKYO -- Japanese industrial group IHI plans to establish development centers in the U.K. and Italy for a joint effort by Japan and the two countries to build a next-generation fighter jet, Nikkei has learned.