Japan, Britain, Italy to work closely in fighter jet development

Japan, Britain and Italy agreed Tuesday to coordinate closely in developing a next-generation fighter jet in a joint project that Tokyo hopes will serve as the "basis" for even wider cooperation over the next few decades.Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni confirmed that they will complete the project as a key pillar of trilateral defense cooperation as they met on the fringes of the Group of 20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro, the Japanese government said.The three countries agreed in December 2022 to start joint d…READ FULL ARTICLE