LONDON/TOKYO -- The main defense contractors of the U.K., Japan and Italy reached an agreement on Friday to set up a joint venture by mid-2025 to manufacture next-generation fighter jets under a Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) established two years ago.
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Japan, U.K., Italy reach deal to set up fighter jet JV by mid-2025
Life of the GCAP aircraft will extend beyond 2070
The GCAP concept fighter model exhibited at the BAE Systems pavilion at the Farnborough International Airshow in the U.K. in July. © Reuters
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