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RAF FAIRFORD, England–BAE Systems appears to have adopted a modestly swept, cropped delta wing planform for the combat air ...
A UK developed demonstrator aircraft, which will be used to inform the joint Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), has been ...
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has revealed the design of the forthcoming Combat Air Flying Demonstrator, a testbed ...
BAE Systems has revealed the final design for the demonstrator that is being developed to de-risk the Global Combat Air ...
The future of air combat lies not in singular “game-changing” technologies like drones or AI, but in integrated, multi-domain systems like the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP). This sixth-generation ...
The new governmental and industrial headquarters (HQ) for the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) was officially opened in the ...
There are advantages of new entrants joining an Italian-British-Japanese next-generation fighter jet programme, but it's a decision for the governments involved, the head of Italian aerospace and ...
GCAP aims to have a flying prototype by 2027, ready for aircraft to enter operational service from 2035. A close look at the wing design of the new GCAP concept model. (Image credit: Leonardo) ...
Japan joined GCAP to be able to co-own the technology on board the plane, something it would be less able to do with an equivalent U.S. jet.
LONDON—The Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) will have to “break the mold” if it is to achieve its target of delivering a new-generation combat aircraft by 2035, UK lawmakers have suggested.
Delegates look at the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) 6th-generation fighter jet concept design at the Farnborough International Airshow 2024 near London on July 22, 2024. (Justin Tallis/AFP ...