{"id":72702,"date":"2026-01-30T16:10:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2026\/01\/30\/madness-italys-crosetto-slams-british-secrecy-on-gcap-fighter-jet\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:19:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:19:07","slug":"madness-italys-crosetto-slams-british-secrecy-on-gcap-fighter-jet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2026\/01\/30\/madness-italys-crosetto-slams-british-secrecy-on-gcap-fighter-jet\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Madness\u2019: Italy\u2019s Crosetto slams British secrecy on GCAP fighter jet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ROME \u2014 Italy\u2019s defense minister has claimed the U.K. is not doing enough to share its cutting-edge technology with its partners on the tri-nation GCAP fighter program and called the alleged British secrecy \u201cmadness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guido Crosetto warned that as long at the U.K. refrained from sharing top tech with its Italian and Japanese partners on the sixth-generation jet program it risked benefiting adversaries around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s a huge favor to the Russians and the Chinese,\u201d the minister told Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crosetto\u2019s accusation was the second time he has singled out the U.K. for holding back on GCAP tech-sharing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In April 2025 he told Reuters the U.K. needed to bring down the \u201cbarriers of selfishness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said at the time, \u201cItaly has broken them down totally, Japan almost totally. It seems to me that the U.K. is much more reluctant to do this, and that\u2019s a mistake because selfishness is the worst enemy of nations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked this week by Defense News if he had changed his mind about the U.K.\u2019s alleged reluctance to share technology, he said nothing had changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey don\u2019t want to do it,\u201d Crosetto said, adding, \u201cAt a moment like this, not sharing technology with allies is madness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crosetto said that he was trying to set an example in discussions with Leonardo, the Italian firm leading Italy\u2019s contribution to the jet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have ordered Leonardo to share its technology, let\u2019s see if the others follow. That way we take the first step,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Italian minister\u2019s comments come as progress on GCAP appeared to be smooth, particularly in comparison with the French-German-Spanish FCAS fighter program, which is bogged down in work share rows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the U.K., a tri-nation GCAP government office is now working closely with industrial consortia handling sensors, propulsion and integration, with the aim of getting the plane delivered by 2035.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One other blip this month has been Italy\u2019s announcement that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2026\/01\/20\/italy-faces-gcap-warplane-price-tag-topping-21-billion\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2026\/01\/20\/italy-faces-gcap-warplane-price-tag-topping-21-billion\/\">the bill it is facing<\/a> for designing and developing the jet has 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