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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 ...

DARPA Unveils X-65: Revolutionary Aircraft Redefining Flight Control

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has designated its groundbreaking aircraft as the X-65. DARPA chose Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences for the Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors (CRANE) program. The X-65 aims to utilize bursts of air for active flow control, eliminating the need for traditional flight surfaces. Active flow control ...