He added he had spoken in recent months with representatives of the Italian and Japanese defense industries and that there was a willingness to continue discussions on possible Polish participation. Britain’s Defense Secretary John Healey has also said London is open in principle to expanding the program to additional partners, with Poland and Germany among the interested countries. GCAP is intended to deliver a next-generation combat aircraft from the mid-2030s, replacing the Eurofighter Typhoon in British and Italian service and Japan’s Mitsubishi F-2.
