Italy, Britain and Japan are set to
sign an accord to build a "sixth-generation" super-jet for
defence purposes, replacing the Eurofighter, British media
including the Sun and the daily Mail reported Wednesday.
Rome, London and Tokyo will sign in the next few days an
unprecedented agreement for the construction of the supersonic
fighter dubbed The Tempest, they said.
The Tempest is expected to start flying in 2035 - according to
the objectives of the agreement, replacing the Eurofighter
Typhoon, which was the result of an Italy-UK-Germany-Spain
collaboration.
It is the first time that Tokyo is participating in a Defence
project of this level with other Countries other than the US and
is the first post-Brexit agreement of this scope for London, the
British media said.
photo: Eurofighter
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