Japan, Italy and the UK are set to develop a next-generation fighter jet. Japan, Britain and Italy said on Friday that they will jointly develop a next-generation fighter jet in a project that holds scope for future cooperation with allies including the United States. The US Department of Defence said it supported the project in a separate joint statement with Japan's defence ministry. Britain had already been working with Italy on a future fighter jet project called Tempest, launched to great fanfare in 2018. The Global Combat Air Programme is the latest high-profile example of allied countries collaborating on an ad-hoc basis to develop defence equipment.

Source: News 24 December 09, 2022 13:34 UTC