UK, Japan Leaders Discuss 2035 Fighter Jet Program as Funding Doubts Cloud Britain's Role
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 14
UK, Japan Leaders Discuss 2035 Fighter Jet Program as Funding Doubts Cloud Britain's Role
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 14
Summary
Keir Starmer and Sanae Takaichi are set to discuss the Global Combat Air Programme on Sunday as questions grow over Britain's commitment to the trilateral fighter-jet project.
The program, shared with Italy, aims to deliver a next-generation combat aircraft by 2035, but delays in the UK's financial contribution have created uncertainty around its progress.
Those funding doubts have become the immediate pressure point for a flagship defense partnership that London, Tokyo and Rome launched to jointly develop the aircraft.