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A joint fighter jet development program involving Britain, Japan and Italy could come under review in Britain under the new Labour Party government amid concerns over costs, local media reported Friday. The program “is feared to be at risk of being axed as part of a major defense review” by the new government led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who took office on July 5, The Times reported. The newspaper also cited remarks by Luke Pollard, the armed forces minister, who was quoted as saying Thursday that the program was “really important,” but it was “not right for me to prejudge what might ha…

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