Mitsubishi Electric to start industrial buildup for GCAP fighter
Mitsubishi Electric plans to build three facilities to produce electronic systems for the advanced fighter being developed by…
U.K., Italy and Japan award $6.14 billion contract to advance GCAP fighter jet
London – Britain, Italy and Japan awarded a £4.6 billion ($6.14 billion) contract to industry joint venture Edgewing…
Italy-Japan summit confirms acceleration of the GCAP programme
On 15 June, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome. GCAP mockup…
Takaichi and Starmer use talks to push Japan-U.K. ties toward ‘quasi-alliance’
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and British leader Keir Starmer have agreed to bolster supply chain resilience, citing “serious…
Starmer to meet Japan’s Takaichi as fighter jet funding sputters
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi on Sunday as uncertainty mounts over…
China could soon upgrade aircraft carriers amid Japan’s military buildup
Japan’s expanding military capabilities are prompting calls from Chinese military experts for faster upgrades to the country’s aircraft…