Hopes that Europe's two future fighter programmes could move closer together appear unlikely to be realised, with Dassault ...

If things go to plan, these three countries and partners aim to deliver a new, lethal 6th-generation fighter aircraft by the year 2035. As of 2025, the stakeholders of the GCAP program are engaged ...

The GCAP fighter, a merger of the British-Italian Tempest and Japanese F-X programs, is projected to enter service in the mid 2030s. A demonstrator aircraft will, under the current schedule, take ...

A Trump administration envoy's push for US involvement in a Euro-Japanese fighter jet program has sparked new intrigue, ...

The future of the UK’s combat air capability is under scrutiny as the Ministry of Defence considers the export procurement of ...

The three countries agreed in 2022 to jointly produce a new combat aircraft that will be ready for deployment in 2035, under the Global Combat Air Program, or GCAP, to strengthen cooperation in ...

Delegates look at the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) 6th-generation fighter jet concept design at the Farnborough International Airshow 2024, near London, on July 22, 2024. (Justin Tallis/AFP ...

What technology exactly will constitute “sixth-generation” is not yet defined, but will likely include semi-autonomous ...

Development of the aircraft is already expected to face delays ... already signed the convention on the establishment of the GCAP international government organization (GIGO).