Italy says it backs Germany joining next-generation fighter jet project

ROME: Italy said on Saturday it fully supported Germany’s participation in the Global Combat Air Programme to develop a next-generation fighter jet, rejecting media reports that Rome had sought to block Berlin from joining. The government said in a statement that a Financial Times report suggesting it had opposed Germany’s entry ⁠was “entirely misleading” and did ⁠not reflect Rome’s longstanding position. Italy said it had always been willing to welcome Germany into GCAP and had proposed that

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