The US Air Force Research Laboratory is investing in a ‘Digital Hangar’ containing surrogates of aerospace systems to improve their digital lifecycle. The ‘Digital Hangar’ from the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is a new concept that stores copies of systems to improve their digital lifecycle. The virtual repository stores ...
US Air Force Cadets have won a patent for support gear designed to help troops safely travel from aircraft to the ground with heavy equipment. Air Cadets completing mechanical and systems engineering degrees in 2016 were given the challenge of designing support gear to help airmen and women from hovering aircraft ...
MOD has awarded a nearly £350 million contract for Typhoon engine support to Rolls-Royce. The contract, worth £346.7million was awarded to Rolls-Royce for the maintenance of Typhoon engines with jobs in Bristol, Lincolnshire, and Moray. The EJ200 engines will be maintained and repaired by Rolls-Royce over five years. The contract includes Rolls-Royce ...
RAF pilots will get to face some ‘Gladiator’ training as the MOD recently announced a new cutting–edge simulation capability that will enable up to three pilots to be immersed in the same virtual environment. In May, Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets based at Ämari Air Base in Estonia were launched to intercept Russian aircraft – the ...
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