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Ankara, Turkey – The London Financial Times reports that the UK Treasury is preparing to seize control of spending on the Global Combat Air Program...
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The UK-Italy-Japan Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) 6th-generation fighter aircraft is “a disaster in the making,” according to a lengthy report in one of...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
On May 20, 2026, Airbus Defence rolled out the latest Tranche 4 Eurofighter Typhoon for the German Air Force at its Manching facility in...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) — the joint sixth-generation fighter program between Britain, Italy, and Japan — is facing its first major crack....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Japan might be considering buying additional Lockheed Martin F-35s as a stopgap if the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) sixth-generation fighter slips beyond its...
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Japan could abandon the UK-Italy-Japan trilateral Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) for Boeing’s F-47 6th-generation fighter. U.S. President Donald Trump personally pitched an export...
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Britain’s Global Combat Air Program faces a 10-week funding deadline. The current bridge funding for GCAP — the 6th-generation stealth fighter shared with Italy...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Europe’s flagship sixth-generation project, FCAS, is stumbling just as Russia grows more aggressive and the air domain becomes harsher...