BAE Systems Future Aviation Concepts

BAE Systems Shows Future Flight Technologies

This animation from BAE systems shows futuristic technologies that could be incorporated into military and civil aircraft in 2040 or even earlier.

The Survivor: Allows jets to quickly heal themselves from damage sustained in flight.

The Transformer: Combines smaller jets for more efficient travel, before having them split apart to quickly adapt to any scenario.

On-board 3D printer: Builds small UAVs in response to data uploaded from a remote control center.

Directed Energy System: Fires a concentrated beam of energy at the speed of light.