Canada seeks observer membership in Gcap international advanced hunting programme
Ottawa aims to participate in the joint project of the UK, Italia and Japan to develop new combat aircraft, with a decision due in 2026.
Canada lobbies for the admission of the Gcap (Global combat air programme) - as an 'observer' - in an attempt to distance itself from Trump's United States.
Gcap is an international programme founded in 2022 by the UK, Japan and Italia to help reduce their dependence on the US for F-35 fighter jets.
The Financial Times writes this in articolo pubblicato oggi signed by Leo Lewis and Harry Dempsey in Tokyo, Ilya Gridneff in Toronto and Lucy Fisher and Sylvia Pfeifer in London.
It is a joint development programme of advanced fighter aircraft in Japan, three people familiar with the matter told Ft. Three people told Fty: the first formal request for involvement has been sent by Canada to the UK; letters to Japan and Italia would follow shortly, the Canadian government official told Fty.
Observer status would grant Ottawa access to certain confidential project information, so that it could consider whether to participate - as a buyer or joint development partner - at a later stage, said people interviewed by Ft.
