Parts from former Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 aircraft have been ground down and converted into 3D printable material for use in the United Kingdom’s sixth generation Tempest manned fighter jet.

Parts from former Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 aircraft have been ground down and converted into 3D printable material for use in the United Kingdom's sixth generation Tempest manned fighter jet.

This initiative, dubbed Tornado 2 Tempest, involves surplus old fighter jet components being recycled and remanufactured into parts suitable for use in the next-generation Tempest fighter jets.