LONDON: Britain's new defence minister will meet with counterparts from Japan and Italy next week to discuss a joint fighter jet programme, as the new Labour government stressed its importance even as it declined to commit to it ahead of a defence review.
A concept model of the Global Combat Air Programme 's fighter jet is displayed at the DSEI Japan defence show at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan , on Mar 15, 2023. LONDON: Britain's new defence minister will meet with counterparts from Japan and Italy next week to discuss a joint fighter jet programme, as the new Labour government stressed its importance even as it declined to commit to it ahead of a defence review.
The programme could be opened up to others at a later stage, Italy's defence minister said in January, with the likes of Saudi Arabia possible contenders to join the project., might not recommit to the programme in light of a review it announced this week into its armed forces, which will report back in the first half of 2025.
"As well as cutting-edge military technology, the programme is delivering significant economic benefits across the UK. The Strategic Defence Review will be wide-ranging, looking at the threats Britain faces and the capabilities we need to tackle them." "It's not right for me to prejudge what might happen in the defence review. We need cutting edge capabilities ... We need to make sure that when we're procuring systems ... that we need to keep our country and allies safe, that we do in the most cost effective way," Pollard said at an industry event.
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