Virtual cockpit shows future of air combat

What They Say

The Times visited BAE in Warton, Lancashire, in the UK and was shown the latest simulator that the company has for the Tempest fighter aircraft, due to enter service in 2035 and replace the Typhoon, the current main aircraft of the RAF. The article doesn’t go into detail, of course, but highlights that a key feature of the aircraft is the ability to share and collect information from other branches of the military. The company is experimenting with touch technology.

What We Think

The writer explains that using the system is like a video game, but with a deadly purpose. (BR)

BAE simulatorA Large Area Display cockpit that is under development for Tempest, the RAF’s next generation of supersonic fighter jet RAY TROLL