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 ...

The new configuration of the future combat aircraft appears to feature significantly increased wing area and a more conventional delta wing. Credit: BAE Systems FARNBOROUGH—The industrial partners in ...

Development work on the British-led Tempest future stealth fighter is gathering pace, including trials of a Martin-Baker ejection seat using a rocket sled. Tests of the crew escape system provide very ...

The three lead companies representing the trilateral GCAP programme released new concept design imagery at the Farnborough International Airshow 2024, reflecting an emphasis on greater range, speed, ...

The GCAP partners of Italy, Japan, and the UK have released new design imagery of the sixth-generation fighter that sits at the core of the project. (BAE Systems) The three national partners on the ...

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, ...

FARNBOROUGH, UK—The three companies building a next-generation combat fighter for the U.K., Italy, and Japan have released a new concept for its design with a bigger, triangular wingspan. On the first ...

A repeat star of the Farnborough air show is back in new-look guise, as the three-nation Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) continues its progress towards service entry in 2035. Being advanced by ...

Key Points: The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), a collaborative sixth-generation fighter project by Japan, the UK, and Italy, faces immense cost challenges. Saudi Arabia, eager to expand its ...

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 ...

The agreement defines the next steps of the work needed to deliver the concept phase requirements of the next generation combat aircraft. Leonardo, BAE Systems and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ...

The defence ministers of Italy, Japan and the UK have signed a treaty covering the joint organisation that will manage their Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP). Dubbed the GCAP International ...