#Latest news with #EdoardoDeSantoBloomberg23-05-2025BusinessBloombergEurope-Japan Fighter Jet Races Against China's Military ProgressA senior figure involved in the development of an advanced European-Japanese fighter jet justified the amount of resources earmarked for the project over the next decade based on the need to keep pace with China even as the military also faces the near-term risk of more Russian aggression in Europe. 'The immediate threat can be managed with current weapons systems. The evolution of the threat also has to be managed,' Brig. Gen. Edoardo de Santo, Senior Commanding Engineer at Leonardo SpA., said in an interview.
Bloomberg23-05-2025BusinessBloombergEurope-Japan Fighter Jet Races Against China's Military ProgressA senior figure involved in the development of an advanced European-Japanese fighter jet justified the amount of resources earmarked for the project over the next decade based on the need to keep pace with China even as the military also faces the near-term risk of more Russian aggression in Europe. 'The immediate threat can be managed with current weapons systems. The evolution of the threat also has to be managed,' Brig. Gen. Edoardo de Santo, Senior Commanding Engineer at Leonardo SpA., said in an interview.