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Tony Osborne
July 20, 2026
The Eurofighter Typhoon will be upgraded extensively to become a bridge to the GCAP platform and give export customers like Saudi Arabia and Turkey confidence in the Typhoon’s future. Credit: Andrew Wheeler/British Army
An ambitious refresh of the UK’s Combat Air Strategy is set to reshape the Royal Air Force for a new era of warfare. Eight years after the previous strategy led to the launch of the UK’s Future Combat Air System—and ultimately the trilateral Global Combat Air Program (GCAP)—the RAF’s Chief of the…
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