All three partners will retain an equal 33.3 percent shareholding in the JV and it will be headquartered in the UK, in order to “ensure maximum alignment and collaboration with the GCAP International Government Organisation (GIGO),” which is also due to be based in the region.
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“Considering Japan’s enormous economy and unambiguous [fighter] requirement because of its proximity to China and all that that implies, the [GCAP] agreement is one of the only practical ways – given the status of UK, German and French relations – to get toward more viable levels of funding,” said Justin Bronk of the Royal United Services Institute.
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The MoD’s Richard Burton was unable to provide any specific details regarding the maiden flight, but said the plane would be a low-observable aircraft. Other details remain “highly sensitive.”
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There’s been a great deal of dismissive skepticism among the cognoscenti gathered here.
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