Summary: The UK Ministry of Defense is leading the Tempest program, a sixth-generation fighter jet project, through BAE ...

The program, launched in 2018, is led by the UK's giant BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Leonardo, and missile producer MBDA. Tempest will be a stealth fighter expected to utilize a modular design that ...

The push to combine the Japanese F-X program, led by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), with Britain’s Tempest, managed by BAE Systems PLC, by December has not previously been reported.

saw the agreement of an industrial joint venture involving BAE, Leonardo and the Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Company linked to the development of a new manned fighter named Tempest for ...

LONDON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Tempest, the British-led project to build a new fighter jet, could support 20,000 jobs in the country and add 25 billion pounds to the UK economy, said BAE Systems as it ...

(Adds background, further comments)By Sarah YoungLONDON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - BAE Systems said Tempest, the British-led project to build a new fighter jet, would sign contracts with partners Italy ...