Japan's IHI Corporation and the UK's Rolls-Royce have initiated development of the engine that will power the proposed future fighter aircraft under the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP). Atsushi ...

Engineers at BAE Systems’ base in north-west England have been replacing the engine in a new-generation combat aircraft — in ...

Continued solid progress on the three-nation Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) was in evidence as the DSEI exhibition began in London on 9 September, with new agreements announced regarding the ...

The Ministry of Defence has reiterated that the Global Combat Air Programme remains open in principle to additional partner ...

The GCAP Development treaty confirmed that the HQ of the programme will be based in the UK, while the first CEO will come from Italy. Defence Ministers from Italy, Japan and UK met today in Tokyo to ...

While the United States led the way in developing fifth-generation jet fighters with the introduction of the F-22 Raptor in 2005, it's hardly the only nation working on next-gen aircraft. China, ...

BAE Systems, Leonardo and JAIEC reached an agreement to form a new company under a business joint venture for the GCAP, building on the trilateral cooperation started in 2022. The three national ...

Italy, Japan and the UK have agreed to jointly develop a future fighter, with the nations to advance the effort via a trilateral Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) activity. Announced on 9 December, ...

Industrial arrangements and funding agreements on the Global Combat Aircraft Programme are expected to be finalised before the start of full development in 2025. (Janes/Jon Grevatt) Industrial ...

Summary and Key Points: The United States Air Force and the newly elected UK Labour government are both showing hesitation towards their respective sixth-generation fighter jet programs due to rising ...