The move comes as Ottawa weighs splitting its fighter fleet while broadening defense partnerships beyond the U.S., but timing ...

The UK’s tightening relationship with Japan around combat aircraft technologies could enable Tempest to make the leap from mockup to reality. Credit: BAE Systems When Japanese Prime Minister Fumio ...

Key Points and Summary - UK-Italy-Japan’s Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) is accelerating, with Tempest prioritizing deep range and a large internal payload—targeting roughly twice the F-35’s ...

A visitor sits in the model of the Tempest fighter jet during the Farnborough Airshow, southwest of London, on July 16, 2018. (Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images) CONSTANTA, Romania — European nations ...

As for that future, according to defense writer Stew Magnuson at National Defense magazine, this “technology maturation continues with the program embracing digital engineering concepts to shorten its ...

The United Kingdom has shared important details about its sixth-generation fighter, called Tempest. The fighter is being developed under the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) to meet the needs of ...

Saab CEO Michael Johansson says Sweden is now working on the margins of the UK-led Tempest project, despite the Nordic country being the first foreign nation to join the project. Credit: BAE Systems ...

Meet Tempest: In September, the UK’s BAE Systems, Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Italy’s Leonardo agreed to the next steps to deliver the concept phase of a next-generation combat aircraft.