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Edgewing clinches £4.6B GCAP deal to advance sixth‑gen fighter toward 2035

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Edgewing clinches £4.6B GCAP deal to advance sixth‑gen fighter toward 2035
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Japan, Italy and the UK awarded Edgewing an £4.6 billion 18‑month development contract to push the GCAP sixth‑generation fighter toward a 2035 delivery, following a stop‑gap funding and backed by an £8.6 billion Defence Investment Plan; Edgewing includes BAE Systems, Leonardo and JAIEC, with further contracts to tri‑nation teams for electronics and propulsion and the Farnborough airshow on the horizon.

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