A 1/10 model of a next-generation combat jet is on display at a booth for the Global Combat Air Program at the Japan International Aerospace Exhibition in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Mari Yamaguchi)
Canada first country to join European next-gen jet fighter program as an observer
Jul 21, 2026 | 2:00 AM
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OTTAWA — Canada has become the first country to gain observer status in a next-generation fighter jet program run by the U.K., Japan and Italy.
That means Ottawa gains access to internal information about the Global Combat Air Program as the sixth-generation fighter is under development.
The countries’ defence ministers announced the news in London today.
The three countries launched the program to replace the Eurofighter Typhoons and Japan’s F-2 jets by 2035.
