For more than a decade, Leonardo has been playing a central role as part of a national endeavour to develop the UK’s future combat air system (FCAS) capability.

GCAP is a trilateral partnership in which the governments and respective industries of Italy, the United Kingdom and Japan have come together with the shared ambition to develop the next generation fighter jet that will meet the future threats of 2040+.

The Flight Test Aircraft (FTA) ‘Excalibur’ is the flying test laboratory for the UK’s next generation combat air technology being developed by Leonardo and its long-term partner, UK-based aviation services company 2Excel.

The Future Horizons podcast explores the next generation capability, economic impact and skills advancement offered as part of Team Tempest, featuring thoughts, insights and predictions from the innovators, engineers and thinkers developing the UK’s Future Combat Air System.

On behalf of the Team Tempest industry partners, BAE Systems commissioned PwC to produce a new assessment, which shows the significant and wide-spread benefit delivered by the programme; skilled jobs; investment in R&D; long-term economic prosperity.

Leonardo, BAE Systems, MBDA UK and Rolls-Royce reiterate the essential need for ongoing commitment to the UK's combat air sector to ensure that the UK Government and our Armed Forces can keep our nation safe and protect the freedom we should never take for granted.

In addition to Leonardo's role on the Tempest programme developing world-leading sensor and communications systems technology, the company is implementing cyber resilience across the Tempest ecosystem, ensuring the system’s ‘digital backbone’ is secure-by-design.

We're looking to attract and develop the next generation of world-leading suitably qualified and experienced personnel for our business to work on the Tempest programme and help deliver the UK’s Future Combat Air System capability.

As part of Generation Tempest, the Royal Air Force and its industry partners are committed to promoting the future opportunities available to young people by embracing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.