
B-1 returns to the fleet after BackBONE surgery
Great use of digital technology to create a "twin"
>Part of the secret to this accelerated timeline was the use of a high-fidelity digital twin. Since 2020, NIAR has been scanning disassembled retired B-1s and legacy drawings of the aircraft, to build 3D models. Before wrench ever met metal on the operational jet, the repair was sequenced digitally, then physically on a prototype.