Japan announced the next stage of a competing alliance to build a next-generation fighter . The project is Japans first major defense alliance outside of the United States since World War II .
In a joint statement to Japan, Britain, Britain, and Italy announced that they would work together on a next-generation jet fighter project in Europe and Asia, which is Japans first major industrial defense alliance outside of the United States since World War II.The joint Europe-Japan agreement comes days after Japan announced the next stage of a competing alliance to build a next-generation fighter that would replace its Typhoon fighters and complement its F-35 Lightning fleet, according to sources familiar with the negotiations