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The pilots who鈥檒l be flying the next generation of military jets haven鈥檛 been born yet. The engineers designing and building them today are working in completely new ways. They are using augmented and virtual reality, 3D printing, artificial intelligence and data analytics at every stage. They鈥檒l soon be working in close partnership with robots as well as humans. 鈥淭here will be a digital thread running throughout from design through to operation,鈥 says Julia Sutcliffe, chief technologist at BAE Systems Air.
The changes are essential. “The way we fly and use aircraft is continually changing,鈥…
