• Prime Minister Andy Burnham said in Berlin on 8 October that the UK is open to Germany joining GCAP, the jet programme led by the UK, Italy and Japan.
  • A German official said no decision has been made, describing it as a first, small step; Chancellor Friedrich Merz favours a European solution.
  • Leonardo's CEO said in July that any new member must join within 12 months; Canada became GCAP's first observer nation earlier this year.