FARNBOROUGH — Throughout the week, the trilateral Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) dominated chatter in the show halls, aircraft display areas and high-level briefings.
Since the death of the rival European Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project last month, GCAP is the only international sixth-gen fighter game in town — not including America’s unilateral F-47 project — meaning interest is sky high.
From potential new entrants to a “bridge” aircraft in the works, here’s what you need to know about GCAP, from the Breaking Defense team on the ground at the Farnborough International Airshow.
Canada Comes Into The Fold, But Anyone Else?
Undoubtedly the biggest GCAP news came with the long-awaited announcement that project partners the UK, Italy and Japan would expand to include Canada, though only as an “observer.”
