TW Newsdesk, March 18:Britain and Japan agreed to co-operate in space, the latest move in a deepening of defence ties between the two nations which are building a new fighter jet together.Britain stated that it inked an arrangement with Japan to facilitate future space co-operation including sharing space information, collaborative training and official exchanges.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida inked a defence agreement in January, building on their joint project, declared last year, the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).