UK, Italy, Japan Sign Treaty to Develop Stealth Fighter

The Global Combat Air Program aims to have the next-gen, supersonic fighter jet operational by 2035.

Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 04:34 PM ET

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Defense leaders from the United Kingdom, Italy, and Japan have signed a treaty to develop a stealth fighter with supersonic capability and a radar able to provide 10,000 times more data than current systems. [Courtesy: British Ministry of Defense]

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The United Kingdom, Italy, and Japan have signed an international treaty to jointly develop a next-generation supersonic stealth fighter as part of their Global Combat Air Program (GCAP).
This collaborative program aims to deliver a highly advanced aircraft with superior radar technology by 2035, strengthening each nation's combat air industrial capabilities and global security.

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The United Kingdom, Italy, and Japan have entered into an international treaty to develop a stealth fighter with supersonic capability and a radar able to provide 10,000 times more data than current systems, the governments announced Thursday.

The agreement was signed by U.K. Defense Secretary Grant Shapps, Japan defense minister Minoru Kihara, and Italy defense minister Guido Crosetto in Tokyo, coming one year after the formation of the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP).