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The international venture GCAP will deliver a next-generation stealth combat aircraft, supporting defence industries across the UK, Italy and Japan to address evolving global threats.
MSP’s NC-Checker and NC-PartLocator tools have been introduced at Leonardo, reducing alignment from days to minutes while removing fixture dependence.
The new joint venture will have operations and joint teams working in each of the partner nations. It will be headquartered in the UK.
A new concept model was on display at Farnborough, revealing a much more evolved design with a wingspan larger than previous concepts to improve the aerodynamics of the future combat aircraft.
The joint GCAP government HQ will be hosted in the UK and the first CEO will come from Japan. In addition, the future business construct will also be headquartered in the UK and the first leader will be from Italy.
Leonardo is already the design authority for the ECRS Mk0 E-scan radar ordered by Kuwait and Qatar, the design of which underpins the ECRS Mk1, and is the design authority for the UK-led ECRS Mk2 radar.
A virtual workshop shared the vision and methodology of continuous improvement adopted by Leonardo with the Leonardo Production System. Forty SME suppliers can potentially benefit.