Tornado parts made using 3D printing technology

BAE Systems has been producing protective covers and guards for use on the RAF Tornado fighter bomber.

BBC quoted Mike Murray, head of airframe integration at BAE Systems, as saying: “You are suddenly not fixed in terms of where you have to manufacture these things. You can manufacture the products at whatever base you want, providing you can get a machine there, which means you can also start to support other platforms such as ships and aircraft carriers.”

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