Canada joins European 6th-generation GCAP fighter program, will India be next?

Canada joins the sixth-generation Global Combat Air Programme as an observer. The United States is developing its F-47 fighter under the Next Generation Air Dominance project. China is already testing two separate sixth-generation platforms, the J-36 and J-50. India is working on its Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft, expected by 2035. These advanced aircraft will integrate artificial intelligence and operate unmanned platforms.

By TOI DEFENCE DESK

Canada to join Japan-Italy-U.K. fighter project as first observer nation

The move will not entail a financial commitment or contractual obligations, but could create a pathway to deepened future cooperation in the program.