Europe must stop relying on America for defence and rebuild its own capabilities, a senior executive at aerospace giant ...

China's first 6th gen fighter appears to have taken to the skies for the first time seemingly beating Western fighter jets ...

The GCAP initiative, announced in December 2022, merges the UK’s BAE Systems Tempest program with Japan’s Mitsubishi F-X program. It aims to deliver a “system of systems” centered on a ...

GCAP is being developed to address the growing threats from countries like Russia and China. The aircraft will combine elements of the UK-Italy "Tempest" and Japan’s "F-X" programs, aiming to produce ...

GCAP aims to counter the threats posed by Russia and China and will merge two different aircraft program -- the UK and Italy's "Tempest" and Japan's "F-X". The objective is to develop a twin ...

Britain's BAE Systems, Italy's Leonardo and Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Co Ltd (JAIEC) will each hold a 33.3 percent share in the new venture, "marking a pivotal moment for the ...

Even so, the “expectation is that if they choose to work with us in the next phase, as the Team Tempest activity concludes, it would logically transition to GCAP,” said Andrew Howard, ...

The GCAP programme will now advance towards the expected signature before the end of 2025 of a full design and development contract by the GIGO on behalf of the three partner nations.