SATURDAY12AUGUST/SUNDAY13AUGUST2023AsiaeditionLEOLEWISANDKANAINAGAKI—TOKYOSYLVIAPFEIFERANDANDREWENGLAND—LONDONGIULIANARICOZZI—ROMESaudiArabiaispushingtheUK,JapanandItalytoallowittobecomeafullpartnerinthelandmarknext-generationfighterjetprojectthatthethreecountriesagreedinDecember.Therequest,confirmedbyfiveseniorofficialsinLondon,TokyoandRome,hasalreadycreatedstrainswithinthetri-nationalliance.TheUKandItalyareopentoSaudimembershipbutJapanisfirmlyopposed.TheGlobalCombatAirProgramme,whichseekstodeliverahighlyadvancedandexportablecombatair-craftby2035,wasasignificantadvanceforallthreesignatories,particularlyJapan,whichhadhistoricallyrestricteddefenceexport...
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