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Saudi Arabia pushes to join fighter jet project with UK, Italy and Japan

Request creates tension between partners in landmark three-way combat aircraft programme
An artist’s impression of what the final design could look like for the next-generation of fighter jets developed under the Global Combat Air Programme, planned to take to the skies by 2035 and serve as a successor to the RAF Typhoon

Saudi Arabia is pushing the UK, Japan and Italy to allow it to become a full partner in the landmark next-generation fighter jet project that the three countries signed in December.

The request, confirmed by five senior officials in London, Tokyo and Rome, has already created strains within the tri-national alliance. While the UK and Italy are open to the idea of Saudi membership, Japan is firmly opposed and has made its position clear to the other two.

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