Global Combat Air Programme Industry Partners Agree Next Steps on Collaboration to Deliver Next Generation Combat Aircraft
12 Setembro 2023 - 5:48AM
Business Wire
Defence industry leaders in the UK, Japan and Italy have agreed
a trilateral Collaboration Agreement to deliver the concept phase
requirements of a next generation combat aircraft for the Global
Combat Air Programme (GCAP).
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GCAP is a strategically important partnership between the UK,
Japan and Italy, which brings together the three nations and their
respective industries to collaborate on shared military and
industrial objectives in the delivery of a truly next generation
combat aircraft in 2035.
The agreement between BAE Systems (UK), Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries (Japan) and Leonardo SpA (Italy) reflects positive
momentum and strong trilateral cooperation, and will involve the
industry partners maturing integration, collaboration and sharing
of information towards the next phase of GCAP.
The Collaboration Agreement supports ongoing discussions to set
out long-term working arrangements and maturity of the concept and
capability requirements for the next generation combat
aircraft.
Herman Claesen, Managing Director, Future Combat Air Systems,
BAE Systems, said:
“We have maintained a high tempo of engagement with our
industrial and government partners in Italy and Japan since the
launch of GCAP. The Collaboration Agreement signals the strong
alignment across all three nations to meet common goals and
objectives on the programme to deliver a truly international, next
generation combat aircraft.”
Hitoshi Shiraishi, Senior Fellow, GCAP, Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries, said:
“We are truly honoured to be part of GCAP and will bring all of
our considerable knowledge accumulated through previous programmes
to the table. The Collaboration Agreement is one of the key steps
to ensure our mutual success. We have already started cooperating
closely with our UK and Italian partners and believe that our mix
of cultures and diverse perspectives will contribute to the success
of this programme.”
Guglielmo Maviglia, Director GCAP Programme, Leonardo SpA,
said:
“This trilateral collaboration on the programme, for the
development of a next generation system, represents the flagship of
the distinctive capabilities and disruptive technologies that the
partners of the three nations will share, in an innovative way, for
the success of the programme. Participation in DSEI London fits
perfectly into our progress of the collaboration and consolidates
more than ever the strong ties created between the partner
companies of Italy, the UK, and Japan. In this context, we are
particularly proud to be able to contribute to the future and the
prosperity of the generations to come with significant implications
for security and technological development, as well as in the field
of research and innovation in the aerospace and defence
sectors."
GCAP is a hugely significant programme for the security,
political and economic prosperity of each nation and through
effective knowledge and technology transfer will help to evolve and
deliver important sovereign combat air capability in each nation
for generations to come.
ENDS
Notes to editors
- The three nations of GCAP will be coming together for the first
time in the UK at DSEI London (stand B7) to showcase the progress
being made on this international endeavour.
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