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Looking back on New Scientist Live! From flying an aircraft simulator to coding with robots, it was great to see so many young people learning about the UK's Future Combat Air System. Discover your future career with #TeamTempestUK: teamtempestcareers.com/ #generationtempest
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Brontanax is designed to fly with crewed aircraft like Typhoon, directed by the pilot from range, it’s role is to move closer to the threat so the crew don't have to. The teamwork stays. The risk shifts away from the people in the cockpit. Enter Brontanax.
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Delivering the UK's next combat air demonstrator takes more than advanced engineering. It brings together the expertise of thousands of people across the UK, combining cutting-edge technologies, digital innovation and future skills development to shape the next generation of combat air capability. Hear directly from the people behind the programme as they share what's being built, why it matters and the challenges of bringing it to life. Watch the full video and find out more 🔗baes.co/SCEg50ZX8j7
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The future battlespace will be driven by information. Connecting systems, integrating data and enabling secure information flow are all critical to delivering effective capability in an increasingly complex environment. FCAS is helping explore how advanced digital technologies could support faster decision-making and greater operational effectiveness in the future. Discover more 🔗baes.co/gW3r50ZUuUc
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Congratulations to the Edgewing team on the opening of the Turin office. As the company’s first international location, it marks an important milestone and a strong signal of the momentum behind the business and its contribution to the Global Combat Air Programme. Wishing the team every success in this exciting next phase.
Our first global site in Italy is now open 🎉 The facility in Turin will be home to thousands of engineering jobs, contributing to the development of the next generation combat aircraft under GCAP✈️. @Leonardo_live @LDO_Aeronautics @GCAP_int baes.co/rtye50ZWeH3
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Next-generation combat air capability isn't built from scratch. It draws on decades of designing, building and sustaining complex aircraft. Through Edgewing, our industry joint venture with Leonardo and JAIEC, we're bringing that experience to the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) alongside partners across the UK, Italy and Japan. What we are building together is defining the future of combat air. Find out more GCAP 🔗baes.co/8LJB50ZURYV
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The future fight is a team effort. Typhoon and Collaborative Combat Aircraft will combine human judgement with greater mass, reach and persistence to unlock a new era of combat air power. Discover the future combat air team: baes.co/Cj0150ZTTui
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The Combat Air Demonstrator is helping shape more than the future of combat air. It's supporting jobs, developing skills, strengthening the UK supply chain and helping prepare the next generation of engineers and specialists who will contribute to programmes like the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP). The impact of a programme like this extends far beyond the aircraft itself. Find out more about the Combat Air Demonstrator 🔗baes.co/cznE50ZQRAi
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A future combat air system is about more than individual platforms. It's about bringing together systems, software and information to create a capability that's greater than the sum of its parts. By leveraging decades of combat air expertise and advancing integration across multiple domains, we're helping shape future-ready capabilities designed to meet the challenges of an increasingly complex world. Discover more about the UK's Future Combat Air System 🔗 baes.co/CKGO50ZQTYB
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Building the future of combat air starts with proving what's possible today ✈️ The Flying Combat Air Demonstrator is strengthening national capability and preparing industry to deliver the Global Combat Air Programme. By trialling advanced technologies and developing the skills it requires, we're proving the people, processes and readiness for the next-generation of combat air. Keep up to date with the Demonstrator programme 🔗 baes.co/6KmN50ZNRH0
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The future of air power is changing. With the UK's Future Combat Air System (FCAS), a next-generation stealth fighter jet sits at the core—not simply as a platform, but as the central node controlling the air through a connected network of systems and uncrewed assets. This is a fundamental shift from traditional combat air. Behind this is a digital system that shares real-time data across air, land, sea, cyber and space. The aim is clear: keep the UK and its allies ahead of evolving threats, with a deterrent built for the long term. Discover more about FCAS now 👇 baes.co/1Kqj50ZNH3q
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Building the future together✈️ We're partnering with companies across the UK to develop Tempest with the very best capabilities. By bringing together new technologies and smarter ways of working, we're tapping into specialist expertise that exists right across the country. Different perspectives, fresh ideas and deep technical knowledge are helping us to innovate at pace. See how collaboration is advancing the development of Tempest🔗 baes.co/oZWw50ZNGET
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PHASA-35 has been selected as the flight demonstration platform for a £15.7m @ARIA_research backed power beaming project—working toward keeping a stratospheric aircraft aloft without relying on the sun for power. Prismatic, Space Solar and MuWave are collaborating to test whether a ground-based energy beam can unlock year-round potential to deliver comms, Earth observation and security. British innovation. Real-world impact. #PHASA35 #BritishInnovation #Aerospace #ARIA
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The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) is the UK's long-term strategy for air power superiority. At its core sits a next-generation stealth fighter built to do far more than fly. Acting as the central node in a connected network of crewed and uncrewed systems, it will share information in real time across land, sea, air and space, giving military operators the clarity they need to make fast, reliable decisions. Understand more about the UK's future combat air system 👇 baes.co/5AbI50ZHzoA
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How do you prepare for building the future of combat air? The Demonstrator is helping us to prove the skills, tools and techniques now that will shape the next-generation fighter delivered through the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP). Doing this now supports the UK's sovereign combat air capability for the long term. Understand how 👇 baes.co/z1OK50ZKnnv
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The future battlespace will be more complex and more data-rich than ever before, generating a constant stream of information. That's why the next generation of combat aircraft need to filter what matters most, delivering the right information to the pilot at the right time. The aim is to reduce cognitive load, and support fast, clear decision making. Watch the video to understand how we're creating a future cockpit that supports this 👇 Find out the other pilot tech we're working on 🔗 baes.co/Gytv50ZIlgL
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When a @eurofighter Typhoon pilot can operate Brontanax from range, the force mix changes fundamentally. You're no longer constrained by the number of crewed platforms available. You can generate greater effect across a mission and you keep pilots out of the most dangerous environments. Brontanax represents a real shift in how we think about combat air. Just like Typhoon retains it's relevance year after year, Brontanax has been designed for the long term too. Its open, modular architecture means it adapts as threats evolve and can be adapted to meet the needs of the future. Learn more: baes.co/STV950ZHzom #Brontanax #CombatAir #Typhoon #Autonomy #Defence #FalconWorks
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As we build the future of combat air, we're also building skilled careers, resilient supply chains and lasting economic growth across the UK. Explore the expected impact of Tempest 👇 baes.co/LggA50ZFvMu
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24/7, 365 days a year, there are no days off for the @eurofighter Typhoon fleet securing the skies over the UK. Supporting the frontline, our people are proud to work shoulder-to-shoulder with the @RoyalAirForce to ensure Typhoon is ready to respond whenever needed. Find out more: baes.co/wPVH50ZFY6X
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The mission stays the same: secure our skies. The technology never stands still. From advanced mission computers to next-generation cockpit technology, our engineers are helping shape the future of @eurofighter Typhoon. Find out more: baes.co/akpP50ZEqP9
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