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- BAE Systems says the UK Combat Air Demonstrator will be flight-ready by end-2027.
- Over 75 % of parts have been produced by volume.
- Fuselage sections are assembled at Samlesbury with laser-aligned jigs and a wet-build.
- The Warton-built wing will span more than the Typhoon’s 10.9 m.
- EJ200 engines and the Martin-Baker crew-escape system have completed testing, cutting lead-times to about 12 months from up to four years.
