Leading UK aerospace and defence companies, plus the country’s Ministry of Defence (MOD), have given an update on the development of their Flying Technology Demonstrator project, a key part of the Tempest programme to develop a sixth-generation multirole fighter aircraft. Tempest is the British designation for the aircraft that is being developed under the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), which is a joint initiative between the UK, Japan and Italy. Unconfirmed reports state that GCAP will be ...