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UK ‘Reluctant’ to Share Technology Within GCAP Partnership, Italian Defense Minister Claims
Guido Crosetto, Italy’s Minister of Defense, has accused the GCAP partner of neglecting to share unspecified technologies with other program members.Speaking
to Reuters, Crosetto discussed the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) partnership and the technological cooperation between members Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom.
He explained: “You have to break down some barriers of selfishness. Italy has broken them down totally, Japan almost totally. It seems to me that the UK is much more reluctant to do this, and that’s a mistake because selfishness is the worst enemy of nations.”…..
Crosetto did not specify any details regarding specific areas of technology where he believes the UK is withholding information.
A response by the British Ministry of Defence (MoD) emphasized GCAP’s collaborative nature and affirmed that “the technologies we are developing and the capabilities we are building together are at the cutting edge of science and engineering”…..