Global Combat Air Program (GCAP)

The Italian parliament has backed the country’s involvement in the Global Combat Air Program with Japan and the UK, keeping the program on track to move into its next phase.

Leonardo expects the industrial agreement on the trinational Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) to be finalized before year’s end.

A new defense market reality is emerging in the country as Tokyo seeks to increase its exports.

Both the UK and Japan have ratified the GIGO treaty, and Italian lawmakers are expected to approve it shortly.

The factory in England is home to the only secure facility in the UK with capability to manufacture gallium arsenide (GaAs) semiconductors, the MOD says.

Roberto Cingolani wants his company to play a greater role in the global aerostructures business and shape the development of new-generation combat aircraft.

The Tempest program faces a political stress test in Britain’s new strategic defense review.

Listen in as Aviation Week defense editors discuss their highlights from Farnborough Airshow, sharing their thoughts on GCAP, CCAs, FLRAA, tankers and more.

Despite the upcoming UK defense review, Global Combat Air Program industrial partners have been encouraged by ministerial interest in the project at Farnborough.

In addition to work on the Global Combat Air Program, a Boeing 757 flight-test aircraft, called Excalibur, is being adapted to trial new technology elements.

Additive manufacturing is at the heart of the supersonic demonstrator that BAE Systems is building to support development of the Global Combat Air Program's fighter.

Aerospace engineers 2Excel have begun adding lumps and bumps to a Boeing 757 that will help test the future GCAP fighter aircraft's potential sensor suite and mission systems.

Industry partners in the tri-national Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) insist their foot remains on the development accelerator pedal despite the new UK government launching a review into the country’s defense posture.

Airbus Defense and Space's Michael Schoellhorn said there may be opportunities for collaboration between the two big future combat aircraft programs being pursued in Europe.

Industrial partners in the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) are set to display a new model of the latest proposed configuration of the crewed combat aircraft.

“It’s not right for me to prejudge what might happen in the defense review,” UK Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard says.

Italy has begun the process for a follow-up order of Eurofighters, which would make Italy the third of the four Eurofighter partners to place a top-up order,.

In the defense industry, all eyes are on the UK in July for RIAT and Farnborough. We kick off the conversation with a special episode about the British elections and what they (and those in France) mean for A&D.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) believes Japan should hold off on developing a domestically designed commercial aircraft.

Saab is planning technology demonstrations to prove to Sweden's government that it can develop the nation’s next combat aircraft.

BAE Systems sees a pathway to keeping the Global Combat Air Program on its development timeline despite elections in the UK that could slow decision making.

Executives from BAE Systems, Leonardo, MBDA and Rolls-Royce argue that the UK should not rely on other nations when it comes to defense procurement.

Sweden is beginning to ponder what follows the Gripen as it looks to preserve its national combat aircraft development capability.

The Japanese cabinet has relaxed the country’s arms export restrictions.

Digitalization and development of space and cyber are the heart of Leonardo’s restructuring and growth, CEO Roberto Cingolani says.