BAE systems embraces virtual reality to design warships

Engineers at BAE Systems are modernising their approach the design and technology of how they build Royal Navy warships by using virtual reality technology.

BAE has constructed a network of visualisation suites at its sites in Glasgow, Portsmouth and Bristol, which create full scale 3D ship prototypes, enabling engineering teams to virtually build and test the design of vessels in advance of the first steel being cut.

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