Germany, France and Spain have put their project on hold, prompting speculation that some may turn to the Japan-UK-Italy programme Japan's Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), its next-generation ...

The push to join the Global Combat Air Programme, even as an observer, is part of efforts to diversify defence ties, says ...

Sir Keir Starmer has agreed a stopgap funding deal for a new stealth fighter jet after Britain caused tensions with allies ...

The deal, which is months behind schedule and runs only until June 30, is seen as a stopgap measure for the project, as Britain sorts out its finances.

Europe is not going it alone on next-generation airpower. Instead, it is pursuing a pragmatic hybrid: buying cutting-edge US technology quickly while insisting on local final assembly, software ...

While no US allies could hope to rival the USAF, they are modernizing their air forces with F-35s and their own domestic ...