The aerospace companies will look for ways Bombardier might contribute to BAE’s work on the Global Combat Air Programme, a British-Italian-Japanese effort to design and build “sixth-generation” fighter jets. Those could include everything from early research and development to maintenance of finished planes. (The Logic)

Talking point: Bombardier called the memorandum of understanding with BAE a testament to its “experience co-ordinating complex aircraft programs and specialized supplier ecosystems.” The Logic was first to report Canada’s interest in the project to devise jets whose capabilities surpass the current top-of-the-line models like the U.S.-made F-35; Canada joined the program as an observer in July and Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday that his country is interested now, too. The founding countries’ initial plan was to have the first of the next-generation planes in service by 2035, though the partners have talked about speeding that up. 

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