TOKYO, July 7 -- Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) issued the following news release:
On July 7, 2025, commencing at 17:00 for approximately 2 hours, Defense Minister Nakatani virtually attended the Trilateral Defense Ministerial Meeting via teleconference, with the Rt Hon John Healey MP, Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and H.E. Mr. Guido Crosetto, Minister of Defense of the Italian Republic. At this meeting, the three Ministers discussed the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), a trilateral collaboration to jointly develop the next-generation fighter aircraft.
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