PREMIUM: Alarm bells continue to ring in the West over Chinese state-owned enterprises
A U-turn from the UK, as seen in last month’s Integrated Review, typifies concern over the risk of Chinese interference in strategically important industries.
The UK could be set to secure a subsystems partnership with Japan as it explores new FCAS industrial opportunities. (Photo: UK MoD/Crown Copyright)
The UK MoD has given a clear hint that it wants to expand Future Combat Air System (FCAS) industrial base partnerships with international partners, confirming in the newly released Defence and Security Industrial Strategy (DSIS) that ‘subsystem co-operation opportunities’ are being explored with Japan.
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Start Trial or log in hereA U-turn from the UK, as seen in last month’s Integrated Review, typifies concern over the risk of Chinese interference in strategically important industries.
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