Bombardier and BAE Systems Sign MoU on Potential Combat-Air Cooperation

Bombardier and BAE Systems signed a memorandum of understanding covering potential cooperation on next-generation combat-air programs. The companies said they plan to explore areas for collaboration and identify relevant technologies and capabilities.

Key details

• The memorandum concerns possible cooperation on next-generation combat-air programs.
• The companies said they will explore collaboration areas and identify relevant technologies and capabilities.
• The available reporting describes the Global Combat Air Programme as involving the United Kingdom, Japan and Italy.

Bombardier and BAE Systems signed a memorandum of understanding on possible cooperation in next-generation combat-air programs.

Why it matters

The memorandum gives the two companies a framework to assess where their technologies and capabilities could contribute to future combat-air programs. For the US aviation industry, the development is relevant to the wider international aerospace supply chain and partnerships.

What happens next

Bombardier and BAE Systems will explore potential areas of cooperation and assess relevant capabilities. Which technologies could shape the next generation of combat aircraft?