Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) Archives - Avio Space https://aviospace.org/tag/global-combat-air-programme-gcap/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:35:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://aviospace.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/avio-fav.jpg Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) Archives - Avio Space https://aviospace.org/tag/global-combat-air-programme-gcap/ 32 32 Japan Has 55 F-35s but Still Needs U.S. Approval to Arm Them https://aviospace.org/japan-has-55-f-35s-but-still-needs-u-s-approval-to-arm-them/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:24:41 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=18848 Japan operates roughly 55 of a planned 147 Lockheed Martin F-35 jets, split between 105 F-35A conventional variants and 42 […]

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]]> Canada Is Watching GCAP’s Sixth-Generation Fighter Program Without Spending a Dollar https://aviospace.org/canada-is-watching-gcaps-sixth-generation-fighter-program-without-spending-a-dollar/ Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:00:25 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=18696 Canada has become an observer of the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP), the sixth-generation fighter project run by Italy, Japan […]

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]]> Singapore Joins Canada, Poland, and Germany in Circling GCAP’s Sixth-Gen Fighter https://aviospace.org/singapore-joins-canada-poland-and-germany-in-circling-gcaps-sixth-gen-fighter/ https://aviospace.org/singapore-joins-canada-poland-and-germany-in-circling-gcaps-sixth-gen-fighter/#respond Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:22:38 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=17198 Singapore has opened early, informal discussions about joining the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) , the sixth-generation fighter project led […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/singapore-joins-canada-poland-and-germany-in-circling-gcaps-sixth-gen-fighter/feed/ 0 Japan Selects Mitsubishi Facility for Next-Generation Fighter Jet Production https://aviospace.org/japan-selects-mitsubishi-facility-for-next-generation-fighter-jet-production/ https://aviospace.org/japan-selects-mitsubishi-facility-for-next-generation-fighter-jet-production/#respond Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:44:17 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=16996 Japan has chosen Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Komaki South Plant in Aichi Prefecture as the country’s national assembly center for the […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/japan-selects-mitsubishi-facility-for-next-generation-fighter-jet-production/feed/ 0 Germany Could Join GCAP as Fourth Nation in Sixth-Generation Fighter Program https://aviospace.org/germany-could-join-gcap-as-fourth-nation-in-sixth-generation-fighter-program/ https://aviospace.org/germany-could-join-gcap-as-fourth-nation-in-sixth-generation-fighter-program/#respond Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:25:03 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=16840 Leonardo chief executive Lorenzo Mariani said on July 21 that German membership of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) “is […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/germany-could-join-gcap-as-fourth-nation-in-sixth-generation-fighter-program/feed/ 0 Canada Joins Elite Sixth-Generation Fighter Jet Project Led by UK, Japan and Italy https://aviospace.org/canada-joins-elite-sixth-generation-fighter-jet-project-led-by-uk-japan-and-italy/ https://aviospace.org/canada-joins-elite-sixth-generation-fighter-jet-project-led-by-uk-japan-and-italy/#respond Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:57:11 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=16733 Canada has joined the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) as an observer nation. Defence Minister David McGuinty announced the move […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/canada-joins-elite-sixth-generation-fighter-jet-project-led-by-uk-japan-and-italy/feed/ 0 FCAS Program Terminated: Germany and France End Joint Fighter Jet Effort https://aviospace.org/fcas-program-terminated-germany-and-france-end-joint-fighter-jet-effort/ https://aviospace.org/fcas-program-terminated-germany-and-france-end-joint-fighter-jet-effort/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:20:09 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=14879 Germany and France formally terminated the crewed fighter jet component of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) on June 8, […]

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