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Italy formalizes agreement on Tempest aircraft

Pact with the UK and Japan on a sixth generation supersonic military airplane

The three-party military agreement between the governments of Italy, the United Kingdom and Japan for the development and construction of a new 6th generation supersonic combat aircraft called the Tempest has been formalised. The announcement confirms the rumors recently filtered in the international media regarding the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP). The aircraft is expected to be operational in...

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Rome, Italy, 12/10/2022 11:03
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