Japan, Britain, Italy to discuss a program to develop a new fighter jet by 2035 to increase bargaining power and develop the military.
After the end of last year, Britain, Japan and Italy announced they would jointly develop a new fighter jet. It will outperform Chinese, Russian or US fighters under the name Global Combat Air Program (GCAP), an ambitious effort to develop the next generation of fighters by 2035.
Latest today (March 14), Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada revealed that British Defense Minister Ben Wallace and Italian Defense Minister Guido Crocetto will visit Tokyo Japan’s capital on Thursday (March 16).
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This visit was to hold a meeting to discuss the joint fighter jet programme. This is Japan’s first major defense industry cooperation outside of the United States. since the end of World War II
Japan, Britain and Italy announced the signing of cooperation for the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP), a program that combines fighter jet and jet engine technologies. To develop a new fighter by 2035, it will combine Japanese FX technology with technology from the British BAE System Tempest program.
Hamada also said a bilateral meeting between Japan and Britain would be held. and Japan and Italy To discuss other matters as well, which the cooperation of the 3 countries is a security cooperation project. to increase bargaining power and develop the potential of the army Meanwhile, France, Germany and Spain are also pursuing new fighter jet projects. to promote stability in Europe in the heat of war in Ukraine
Earlier on Wednesday (March 8, 2023), Australia was preparing to buy a Virginia-class submarine. Five Virginia-class submarines are US nuclear submarines under the AUKUS Treaty on Trilateral Cooperation between Australia, Britain and the United States to balance power with China in the Indo-Pacific region. And there may be security cooperation between other countries if the flames of the Russo-Ukrainian war show no signs of abating.
compiled from Archyde.com
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