After months of uncertainty over the UK’s long-delayed Defense Investment Plan, the Global Combat Air Program is finally back on firm footing. With multibillion-pound funding now committed and ...

After the collapse of rival European fighter program FCAS, the new infusion means GCAP's future "has never been more assured, ...

The collapse of the competing FCAS program makes the GCAP Europe’s only sixth-generation fighter jet—so the project must be ...

The new contract will support completion of the concept and assessment phase and advance joint detailed design and ...

Engineers at BAE Systems’ base in north-west England have been replacing the engine in a new-generation combat aircraft — in ...

The move comes as Ottawa weighs splitting its fighter fleet while broadening defense partnerships beyond the U.S., but timing ...

The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) sixth-generation fighter project is advancing to its next development stage with a new boost of funding by partners Italy, Japan, and the UK, running through to ...

The Ministry of Defence has reiterated that the Global Combat Air Programme remains open in principle to additional partner ...

The news comes after months of uncertainty and concerns about delays to the Global Combat Air Program with Britain and Italy.

This week on The Break Out, the US military added a new drone chief while the UK, Italy and Japan advance plans for a new fighter jet.

The full international contract for the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) was awarded on 3 July 2026. The Edgewing industrial consortium responsible for delivering the programme on behalf of the ...

BAE Systems has reached the "business end" of developing its Future Combat Air Demonstrator (FCAD), the aircraft that will ...