UK Combat Air Demonstrator Reaches 66% Manufacturing Milestone with 3,500+ Personnel and Digital Manufacturing
The UK’s first supersonic combat aircraft project in four decades is moving from concept to reality. BAE Systems’ Lancashire facilities are now manufacturing two-thirds of the Combat Air Flying Demonstrator‘s structural weight, using digital techniques that mark a radical departure from traditional aerospace production. This demonstrator, set for first flight by 2027, will test technologies ...
