The UK has given the green light to build a new multibillion-pound fighter jet with Italy and Japan, ending fears that the flagship project could fall victim to the new Labour government’s strategic defence review.
Ministers gave the go-ahead for the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) at a meeting on Tuesday, according to several people familiar with the decision. A formal announcement is expected in the coming weeks.
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer “chaired a meeting of some ministers . . . at which they made a firm commitment to GCAP”, said one British government official.
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