Italy has formally proposed giving Germany observer status in a fighter jet program it is developing with the United Kingdom and Japan, rejecting a report that it opposed Berlin joining the group.Rome, London and Tokyo are driving the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP), which aims to put a sixth-generation stealth fighter jet into service by the mid-2030s.German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said earlier this month that he expects a decision by the end of March on whether to join GCAP, after scrapping the Future Combat Air System project with France earlier this year.
Italy pitches Germany observer status in GCAP fighter jet program
Rome, London and Tokyo are driving the Global Combat Air Program, which aims to put a sixth-generation fighter jet into service by the mid-2030s.
In brief
Italy has formally proposed giving Germany observer status in a fighter jet program it is developing with the United Kingdom and Japan, rejecting a report that it opposed Berlin joining the group.Rome, London and Tokyo are driving the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP), which aims to put a sixth-generation stealth fighter jet into service by the mid-2030s.German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said earlier this month that he expects a decision by the end of March on whether to join GCAP, after scrapping the Future Combat Air System project with France earlier this year.
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