UK continues to look for combat air partners

The UK has revealed that it is looking for more international partners to join it as it looks to develop its future combat air needs.

It follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Sweden to work on a joint combat air development and acquisition programme.

Defence Procurement minister Stuart Andrew has revealed the search for partners began after the UK decided it did not want to participate in a Franco-German project to build a next generation fighter jet.

And he confirmed that more international partners would be welcomed as the UK developed its own military air strategy.