BAE pushes throttle on new combat jet


The company said it has already begun manufacturing the main structure, wings and tail for that jet at its site in Lancashire. — Bloomberg

LONDON: BAE Systems Plc says it is speeding ahead with the development of its next-generation Tempest fighter jet, as a rival European programme is hamstrung by Franco-German squabbling.

The British defence company this week unveiled the design of a demonstrator aircraft, and said that it has already begun manufacturing the main structure, wings and tail for that jet at its site in Lancashire.

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