We'll Make Our Fighter Jet Project Succeed: Japan, UK And Italy

The defense ministers of Japan, Britain and Italy met in Tokyo and vowed success in developing a next-generation fighter jet by 2035, Kyodo News reported.

Photo Insert: In the first trilateral defense ministerial meeting, Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada and his British and Italian counterparts, Ben Wallace and Guido Crosetto, also discussed their cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, where China has been intensifying its military activities.

In the first trilateral defense ministerial meeting, Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada and his British and Italian counterparts, Ben Wallace and Guido Crosetto, also discussed their cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, where China has been intensifying its military activities, Japan's Defense Ministry said.

"The fighter jet project will build the foundation for cooperation in the generations to come and contribute considerably to strengthening global security," Hamada said at the meeting, part of which was open to the media.

Wallace said that the three nations will make a future partnership that is "strong and successful," and their "forward-leaning programs" will produce well-being for them, the Mainichi Shimbun also reported.

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