Japan, UK, Italy eye Japanese factory to build fighter jet
A Mitsubishi Heavy Industries factory is expected to be the Japan centre for the development and assembly of the next-generation fighter jet to be produced by Japan, Britain and Italy, sources close to the matter said on Saturday. The three members of the trilateral Global Combat
AdvertisementJapanAsiaEast AsiaJapan, UK, Italy eye Japanese factory to build fighter jetThe three nations launched the programme in 2022 to deploy the fighter jet from 2035, amid an increasingly tense global security environment1-MIN READ1-MIN ListenKyodoPublished: 10:30pm, 25 Jul 2026A Mitsubishi Heavy Industries factory is expected to be the Japan centre for the development and assembly of the next-generation fighter jet to be produced by Japan, Britain and Italy, sources close to the matter said on Saturday.The three members of the trilateral Global Combat Air Program are discussing the roles each will play in the design and manufacture of the jet, with Britain to set up its centre in Warton and Italy in Turin, according to the sources.The Japanese centre will be set up at Mitsubishi Heavy’s Komaki South plant in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, by the end of this year, the sources said, adding that British engineers are already working on the aircraft’s design at the plant.
Mitsubishi Heavy has positioned the next-generation fighter jet development as a core business after it discontinued the development of Japan’s first-ever domestic passenger jet, the Mitsubishi Regional Jet.People view the Global Combat Air Programme’s 6th generation fighter jet concept design, bathed in the colours of the UK’s national flag, on the opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow, southwest of London, in 2024. Photo: AFPThe three countries agreed to launch the programme in 2022 to start deploying the fighter jet in 2035, amid an increasingly tense global security environment.
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