U.K. Unveils ‘Tempest’ Fighter Jet Model for Post-Brexit Era

  • Government awards 2 billion pounds for project through 2025
  • BAE Systems, Rolls Royce, MBDA, Leonardo involved in program
A model of the ’Tempest’ fighter jetPhotographer: Mary Turner/Bloomberg
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U.K. Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson unveiled a full-sized model of a new fighter plane at the Farnborough air show in a bid to show that the nation plans to remain a leading military power after Brexit.