Italy's parliament approves 8.8 billion euros for GCAP jet fighter programme
Published on: Feb. 12, 2026, 2:56 p.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
Italy's parliament on Thursday backed an almost 9-billion-euro ($10.7 billion) funding plan for a jet-fighter programme with Britain and Japan, a flagship defence project whose expected costs have more than tripled from early estimates. The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) was launched by Italy, Britain and Japan in December 2022 to deliver a next-generation fighter by 2035, integrating crewed and uncrewed platforms, sensors and data networks.
