London: Britain, Italy, and Japan on Friday said, they will jointly develop a future fighter jet that uses artificial intelligence.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said, the joint venture aims to create thousands of jobs and strengthen security ties.
Talking to the media on a visit to a Royal Air Force base in eastern England, Mr. Sunak said, the partnership will keep the country safe from the new threats that they face.
The three nations held out the prospect of cooperation with European and US allies, which are developing their own sixth-generation planes, vowing to maintain interoperability among all the allies against threats from the likes of China.
The new “Global Combat Air Programme” is slated to produce its first jets by 2035, merging the three countries’ costly existing research into new aerial war technology, from stealth capacity to high-tech sensors.
The British Prime Minister said, they are one of the few countries in the world that has the capability to build technologically advanced fighter aircraft.
Work on developing it is already underway – with the aim to create a combat aircraft that will provide speed stealth, use advanced sensors, and even artificial intelligence to assist the human pilot when they are overwhelmed, or under extreme stress.
It could also be flown without a pilot’s input if required and could be able to fire hypersonic missiles.
