(London / Tokyo Composite Electric) The British, Japan, and Italy signed an agreement to jointly develop a plan for advanced stealth fighters.
In December last year, the British and Japanese -Italian government announced that it will jointly develop the next generation of fighter jets. The project is named "Global Combat Air Program (GCAP). The development stage will be launched in 2025. It is expected that a new generation of fighters 2035 will be expectedInstitute annually.
The Minister of Defense of the Three Kingdoms of Britain and the Japan -Italian -Italian -purpose Three Kingdoms jointly signed an agreement in Tokyo to develop a fighter jet in Tokyo. This agreement must still be approved by the respective Congress of the Three Kingdoms.
According to the agreement, GCAP's management agencies and business headquarters will be located in the UK. The first executive officer of the headquarters will come from Japan, and the first leader of the industrial organization will be the Italians.
The British Defense Changsha Pus said: "No country can rely on its own power to achieve this professional level that combines our technology, equipment, design and production line capabilities."
Japanese Defense Minister Muhara said: "We have a key challenge to maintaining the sustainability of air control since the Second World War." Muhara Kani did not disclose who will be the leader of GCAP headquarters, but it means that he will ensure that he will ensure that he will ensure that he will ensure that he will ensure thatThe "best candidate" is responsible for being committed.
GCAP will further promote long -term defense relationships between the three countries, accelerate advanced military capabilities and technological advantages, deepen the defense and scientific and technological cooperation between the Three Kingdoms, integrate the supply chain, and further strengthen the military industrial foundation.
GCAP will combine the British-led "Storm" fighter project with the Japanese F-X fighter project to develop the sixth-generation fighter.Since Britain's departure from the European Union, it has been trying to achieve such multinational cooperation plans; Japan has launched large -scale military cooperation projects with countries outside the United States since World War II. Japan has this move because the United States is unwilling to share technology with it.
The new generation of fighters jointly developed by British and Japanese Itality include unmanned driving, advanced sensors, and high -performance aviation weapons.The British government said that the radar of this advanced fighter will provide data 10,000 times more than the existing system.
GCAP participating companies include British Aerospace Systems (BAE), Italian Aerospace Corporation Leonardo, European missile manufacturer MBDA and aviation engine manufacturer Rolls-RoyceTo.Reuters has previously reported that Mitsubishi Heavy Industry, Japan Mitsubishi Electric, Japan IHI Group, and Avio Aero in Italy will also participate in this plan to jointly develop advanced fighters.
