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Fighter jet treaty with Japan and Italy confirms headquarters will be in UK

Source: PA Wire

The UK has signed an international treaty with Japan and Italy as the allies progress with a joint programme to develop a stealth fighter jet.

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said the deal will see the headquarters for the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), the defence partnership between the three nations, based in the UK.

Prime Minister announced 12 months ago the collaborative international efforts to build military planes with supersonic capability and cutting-edge technology.

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