Europe’s Future Fighter Race Enters Crunch Time

Global Combat Air Program fighter aircraft mockup

New questions about the Global Combat Air Program timeline and industrial setup arose during the Farnborough Airshow.

Credit: Mark Wagner/Aviation-Images
The European defense companies pursuing next-generation fighters are scrambling. After months of uncertainty about funding for the UK-Italian-Japanese Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) and the future of the Franco-German-Spanish New Generation Fighter, recent weeks have provided clear answers for...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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