Industry partners, BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce and MBDA UK, together with the UK Ministry of Defence, have revealed the design of the UK’s flagship Combat Air Flying Demonstrator (CAFD). The aircraft has reached a major milestone, with two thirds of its…
The three partners in the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP), BAE Systems, Leonardo and Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Co, have launched a new Joint Venture company, Edgewing, to deliver a major part of the project. Edgewing will be accountable for…
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has allocated GBP£650 million (AUD$1.2 billion) to the tri-national Global Combat Air Program (GCAP). This funding will help take the sixth-generation air combat program, which the UK is pursuing in partnership with Italy and…
The UK, Italy and Japan will join forces to develop the fighter jets of the future in an unprecedented international aerospace coalition announced by the UK’s Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, and Secretary of State for Defence, Ben Wallace. The Global…