UK: Over £4 billion invested in next-generation fighter jet with new international contract

World : UK, Italy, Japan Seal US$6.1 Billion Deal For Next-Generation Fighter Jet

BERLIN, July 4 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- The United Kingdom (UK), Italy and Japan have signed a £4.6 billion (US6.1 billion) contract to advance the development of a next-generation stealth fighter jet, Anadolu Ajansi reported.

UK boosts military spending by $20 billion but critics say it's not enough

Self-flying fighter jets, uncrewed submarines and drones will be at the center of Britain’s future military under a defense plan announced Tuesday that includes a 15 billion pound (20 billion) spending boost. Like other members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the UK is under pressure to increase defense spending to counter a more aggressive Russia and less reliable US. But its Defense Investment Plan has been repeatedly delayed as military leaders and Treasury officials wrangled over

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Three Governments Award £4.6 Billion to Edgewing as GCAP Fighter Jet Enters Design Phase

The UK, Italy and Japan awarded a £4.6 billion contract to Edgewing — the joint venture of BAE Systems, Leonardo and Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Co. — taking the Global Combat Air Programme from concept into full design and engineering, with a flying prototype targeted before end of 2027 and service entry in 2035.

U.K., Italian, Japanese Fighter Jet Venture Wins $6.14 Billion Contract

U.K.’s BAE Systems, Italy’s Leonardo and Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries secured a contract funded by the three nations to develop a new stealth fighter jet.