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Next-generation fighter design work funded under trinational program

July 06, 2026

READING, United Kingdom. Edgewing won an 18-month, £4.6 billion contract from the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) Agency for the next phase of the fighter aircraft development program involving Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom, Leonardo announced in a statement.

Avionics - Databus

Next-generation fighter design work funded under trinational program

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