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 "slug": "gcap-uk-japan-italy-accelerated-edgewing-contract-18-billion-partnership-london-takaichi-starmer",
 "title": "Britain and Japan Pledge to Accelerate GCAP and Sign an £18 Billion Partnership",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/gcap-uk-japan-italy-accelerated-edgewing-contract-18-billion-partnership-london-takaichi-starmer/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/gcap-uk-japan-italy-accelerated-edgewing-contract-18-billion-partnership-london-takaichi-starmer/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-06-14T17:22:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:53:32.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLondon, 14 June 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Meeting in London on 14 June, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged to accelerate the Global Combat Air Programme, the UK–Italy–Japan sixth-generation fighter\n * The two governments sealed a wider partnership the British side valued at more than £18 billion across more than ten agreements\n * An international GCAP contract is due to be signed by the end of June, with the three governments placing ",
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