Britain, Italy and Japan to jointly develop future fighter jet.

• Britain, Italy, and Japan will jointly develop a future fighter jet that uses artificial intelligence.
• UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said, the joint venture aims to create thousands of jobs and strengthen security ties.
• The three nations held out the prospect of cooperation with European and US allies, which are developing their own sixth-generation planes, vowing to maintain interoperability among all the allies against threats from the likes of China.
• The new “Global Combat Air Programme” is slated to produce its first jets by 2035, merging the three countries’ costly existing research into new aerial war technology, from stealth capacity to high-tech sensors.
• Work on developing it is already underway – with the aim to create a combat aircraft that will provide speed stealth, use advanced sensors, and even artificial intelligence to assist the human pilot when they are overwhelmed, or under extreme stress.
• It could also be flown without a pilot’s input if required and could be able to fire hypersonic missiles.

Top Fighter Jets in India

1. Dassault Rafale: Dassault Rafale is a twin-jet combat aircraft which is considered to be the world’s most advanced fighter jet made by the French aviation company, Dassault Aviation.
2. HAL Tejas LCA: It is manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
3. Sukhoi Su-30MKI: This multi-role combat fighter aircraft is made by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) under a license agreement with Russia’s Sukhoi Design Bureau where they called it as Flanker.
4. Mikoyan MiG-21: The infamous MiG-21, the first supersonic jet aircraft is the most commonly produced supersonic jet fighter and also the most sold fighter jet in the world is an incredibly effective aircraft. It’s infamous because it has led to many crashes and the death of pilots and that’s why it is also known as ‘Flying Coffin’.
5. Mirage-2000: Dassault Aviation manufactured Mirage is better known today as the It is known for its role during Balakot Strikes in 2019 when Indian Air Force entered the POK and destroyed terrorist outfits and also played a decisive role in the 1999 war of Kargil. Mirage-2000, called Vajra (meaning lightning thunderbolt in Sanskrit) by IAF took its maiden flight in March 1978.