UK, Italy, Japan companies eye novel sensor mix for GCAP warplane
Leonardo UK, Leonardo Italy, Italy’s ELT Group and Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric envision divvying up the fighter's sensor-related work share in 2025.
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Leonardo UK, Leonardo Italy, Italy’s ELT Group and Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric envision divvying up the fighter's sensor-related work share in 2025.
Leonardo UK and 2Excel recently won a $150 million contract for the converted 757 aircraft to be packed with tech.
British and Japanese engineers are advancing work on advanced antenna that could form basis of future Tempest radar.
A closer relationship with Japan could mean the UK-led Tempest FCAS becomes an affordable program for the partner nations.
UK-based 2Excel Aviation is gearing up to begin the next stage of conversion work that will see a Boeing 757-200 transformed into a flying testbed in support of the country’s Tempest Future Combat Air System after gaining a contract from Leonardo for the activity.