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Talk of Germany joining GCAP fighter program grows, but Japanese concerns persist
Officials in Tokyo are worried that adding a new partner at this stage could further delay the aircraft's planned 2035 introduction date.
Officials in Tokyo are worried that adding a new partner at this stage could further delay the aircraft's planned 2035 introduction date.
Deutschland könnte in ein Kampfjet-Projekt mit Japan, Italien und Großbritannien einsteigen. Verteidigungsminister Boris Pistorius will schnell Klarheit schaffen.
Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is weighing how to respond to Germany’s interest in joining a Japan-Britain-Italy project to develop a next-generation fighter jet, having acknowledged that Berlin’s participation could cause delays and jeopardize plans to begin deployments in…
Joining the British-Japanese-Italian consortium to build a next-generation fighter jet is an option after the collapse of a Franco-German rival.
Berlin, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday that he and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi agreed at their meeting in Tokyo the same day to promptly study the possibility of Germany joining a Japan-Britain-Italy project to jointly develop a next-generation…