Japan defense chief visits GIGO headquarters

Japan defense chief visits GIGO headquarters

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (R) is briefed by Masami Oka, inaugural head of the newly formed Global Combat Air Program International Government Organization (GIGO), a trilateral body between Japan, Britain and Italy that administers their joint development of next-generation fighter jets, during a visit to its headquarters in Reading, southern England, on Jan. 15, 2025.

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