Germany would be strong partner for GCAP fighter project, Leonardo CEO says

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

09/06/2026 18:07

    ROME, June 9 (Reuters) - Germany would be a strong partner for the GCAP fighter project, the chief executive of Italian aerospace and defence group Leonardo LDOF.MI told Reuters on Tuesday. 
Asked whether the scrapping by Germany and France of the FCAS new-generation fighter project would be a good occasion to attract Germany into the rival GCAP programme, CEO Lorenzo Mariani said Germany would "certainly be a particularly valid partner".  
GCAP is being developed by a joint venture of Britain's BAE Systems BAES.L, Italy's Leonardo and Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement (JAIEC), which is backed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 7011.T.

 (Reporting by Angelo Amante in Rome, writing by Giulia Segreti, editing by Gavin Jones)
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