Britain’s Burnham says open to Germany joining warplane project
Britain, Italy and Japan are working on the Global Combat Air Programme, which aims to replace the Eurofighter Typhoon and Mitsubishi F-2 jets used by those countries.
Britain's Burnham says open to Germany joining the GCAP warplane project, as Germany's FCAS project collapsed.
Britain, Italy, and Japan are developing the GCAP to replace current fighter jets.
Germany's FCAS project with France and Spain failed due to disagreements.
Germany's involvement in GCAP may face challenges due to existing industry divisions.
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British prime minister Andy Burnham (left) shakes hands with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (right) as they take part in a Regional Growth Forum at the Chancellery in Berlin. (AFP pic)
BERLIN: British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Thursday that he was open to having Germany join a next-generation fighter jet project, after the collapse of a Franco-German warplane programme.
Britain, Italy and Japan are working on the "Global Combat Air Programme" (GCAP), which aims to replace the Eurofighter Typhoon and Mitsubishi F-2 jets currently used by those countries.
Germany's competing next-generation fighter jet project with France and Spain - the "Future Combat Air System" (FCAS) - fell apart in June amid bickering between the companies involved.
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