Parts from former Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 aircraft have been ground down and converted into 3D printable material for use ...

In other words, the Royal Air Force has a goal to break down “strategic metals” from retired Tornado fighter bombers with a ...

The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) is another program and is being spearheaded by the U.K., Japan, and Italy to develop a brand new 6th-generation stealth fighter called the Tempest.

Officially launched in December 2022, the programme consolidates the UK’s Tempest and Japan’s F-X projects into a single effort, with Italy joining as an equal partner. GCAP’s primary objective is to ...

Today’s call also comes shortly after a report last week from the defence select committee that highlighted the importance of Britain’s industrial capability and skills base for Tempest/GCAP to be a ...

The union Unite has today called on the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to choose Britain when decisions are made on new fast-jet procurement. Image courtesy Unite Unite stated that it understands a ...

The Tempest or GCAP fighter is going to tax the capabilities of the combined industries of the UK, Japan, and Italy to their limits. However, the time to develop the Tempest’s technologies and build ...

A concept mock up of the UK’s future FCAS ‘Tempest’ fighter. Credit ... which is the UK designation for the tri-nation Global Combat Air Platform (GCAP), will be of more concern, given the intended ...