For inquiries, contact the following office:Public Affairs Division, Ministry of Defense, Japan TEL:+81-3-3268-3111 (switch board) Web:https://www.mod.go.jp/en/jdf/Scan this QR code to go to our website.https://www.mod.go.jp/en/@ModJapan_enFollow us !!On December 9, 2022, the leaders of Japan, the UK and Italy announced the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) to jointly develop a next-generation fighter aircraft.By bringing together their technological advantages and sharing costs, the three countries will be jointly developing an advanced fighter which will ensure air superiority in the future.Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, IHI corporation, Mitsubishi Electric, etc. participate from the Japanese industry, working in close partnership with the government to play a vigorous role in leading the joint development.This programme will strengthen Japan’s defense production and technological bases through increasing the number of aircraft production and raising next generation of internationally successful engineers.This trilateral cooperation among Japan, the UK and Italy, which share fundamental values and are allies of the U.S., is expected to lay a foundation for a wider collaboration with both the UK and Italy over many generations.The U.S. supports Japan’s security and defense cooperation with likeminded allies and partners, including this Japan’s joint development of the fighter with the UK and Italy – two close partners of both Japan and the U.S.Along with the trilateral joint development, Japan and the U.S. also concurred to start concrete cooperation within this year on autonomous systems capabilities, such as UAV, which could complement the next-generation fighter aircraft among other platforms.TwitterGCAP ( Global Combat Air Programme )GCAP ( Global Combat Air Programme )
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