The partners behind a new industrial joint venture (JV) tasked with delivering a sixth-generation fighter via the three-nation Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) have agreed the terms of their ...
Edgewing will oversee GCAP aircraft design and development, maintaining design authority for the aircraft’s entire service life.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A person walks past the GCAP fighter jet concept design at the 2024 Farnborough International Airshow. (Justin Tallis/AFP via ...
A full-scale model of GCAP was displayed at the 2024 Farnborough International Airshow. The lead industrial partners have agreed a joint venture to deliver this capability for the mid-2030s.
Edgewing brings together BAE Systems, Leonardo, and Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Co Ltd to design and develop the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) next-generation combat aircraft. (BAE ...
While the United States led the way in developing fifth-generation jet fighters with the introduction of the F-22 Raptor in 2005, it's hardly the only nation working on next-gen aircraft. China, ...
LONDON—BAE Systems has said its work on Future Combat Air Systems (FCAS) could contribute £37 billion ($47 billion) to the UK economy by 2070 and that amount could grow further if a fighter like the ...
Spanish airmen prepare a Eurofighter jet for takeoff at the Albacete Air Base, Spain, on Feb. 16, 2026. (Victor Fernandez/Europa Press via Getty Images) PARIS – BAE Systems said the production ...
A person walks past the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) fighter jet concept design at the 2024 Farnborough International Airshow. (Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images) ROME — The British, Japanese ...