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Italy approves €8.77bn to fund GCAP next‑generation fighter with UK and Japan

Italy’s parliament approved €8.77 billion (about $10.7 billion) to finance its contribution to the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), the trilateral UK–Japan–Italy next‑generation fighter development effort. The vote secures Italian funding for industrial participation, programme development and procurement planning.

Discovered 2026-02-12T03:56:00.303183-08:00 | 2026-02-12T03:56:00.303183-08:00

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  • Italy’s parliament approved €8.77bn (~$10.7bn) to fund its contribution to the trilateral Global Combat Air Programme with the UK and Japan, formally locking in a major national investment for the programme.
  • The allocation secures Italy’s industrial participation and programme financing, a critical determinant of workshare, development pace and future procurement decisions — in the context of evolving next‑generation fighter design priorities (source:8f1a38c9-1e6d-4cf3-bd0b-6fa3cc722bdb).
  • The commitment arrives amid a broader European defence investment cycle and capacity expansion that will shape competition for skilled labour, suppliers and R&D funding across continental programmes (source:b1721415-5ceb-4c74-8c67-9e3ea1dc9417).

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