MELBOURNE — India has expressed an interest in joining one of the two ongoing European sixth-generation fighter programs, according to local media reports.
The reports, which cite a document submitted to the Indian parliament’s Standing Committee on Defence, say the country’s Ministry of Defence told lawmakers that it would “try to join forces with one of (two) consortia and begin considering a sixth-generation fighter right away with a view to ensure they do not lag behind in achieving the target for advanced aircraft.”
The two consortia are the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) by Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom, which aims to develop the Tempest fighter jet and related systems, and the troubled Future Combat Air System (FCAS) effort by France, Germany…
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