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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.
Britain’s £8.6 billion four‑year commitment in the Defence Investment Plan unlocks a development contract for the tri‑nation GCAP fighter program with Edgewing ahead of the Farnborough airshow, following a three‑month stopgap. The DIP provides momentum toward a 2035 first flight, but funding gaps and political tensions remain as the UK still works to meet the program’s broader budget needs and the partners prepare additional awards for electronics and propulsion.
A new joint venture named Edgewing has been formed by BAE Systems, Leonardo, and Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement to develop the next-generation fighter jet for the GCAP program, aiming for an in-service date of 2035 and expected to operate beyond 2070, with operations spread across the UK, Italy, and Japan.