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Defence: Rome, London and Tokyo together for the fighters of the future

2022-12-09T04:26:40.037Z


Italy, the United Kingdom and Japan have formed an "unprecedented" alliance in the defense sector for the development and construction of the fighter of the future, a sixth-generation supersonic jet intended to replace the current Eurofighter Typhoo. (ANSA)


Italy, the United Kingdom and Japan have formed an "unprecedented" alliance in the defense sector for the development and construction of the fighter of the future, a sixth generation supersonic jet intended to replace the current Eurofighter Typhoon (the fruit collaboration between Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany and Spain): the new fighter aircraft will be called Tempest and should be operational in 2035, with the start of the development phase in 2024. This was announced by British premier Rishi Sunak, confirming the recent international media leaks.



"The security of the UK, both today and for generations to come, will always be of paramount importance to this Government. That is why we must remain at the forefront of advances in defense technology, overcoming and defeating those who seek to harm us." Sunak said.



"As leaders of Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom, we are committed to upholding the rules-based, free and open international order, which is more important than ever at a time when these principles are contested and threats and aggression are on the rise. As the defense of our democracy, our economy and our security and the protection of regional stability are increasingly important, we need strong defense and security partnerships, underpinned and strengthened by a credible deterrence capability": they say in a joint statement the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.



“Our three nations have long-standing and close relationships based on shared values ​​of freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law. Today we are taking the next step in strengthening our trilateral partnership. We announce the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP ), an ambitious project for the development of a new generation combat aircraft by 2035", continue the three leaders.



we share the costs and benefits of this investment in our people and technologies.

Importantly, the program will support the sovereign ability of all three countries to design, supply and upgrade state-of-the-art combat air capabilities well into the future."



“This program has been designed with our allies and partners in mind. Future interoperability with the United States, NATO and our partners in Europe, the Indo-Pacific and globally is reflected in the name we have chosen for the our program. This concept will be at the heart of its development - they conclude -. We share the ambition that this aircraft will be the centerpiece of a larger combat air system that will work in more areas. Our hope is that the Global Combat Air Programme, and through it our partnership of capabilities, be a cornerstone of global security, stability and prosperity in the coming decades".






Source: ansa

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