The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to fully integrate a specific aircraft platform into a digital engineering environment. Overall goals include:

  • Develop a comprehensive digital twin including system program office-specified subsystems, and expand the B-1 digital thread
  • Integrate systems into the structural digital twin
  • Merge and create digital threads between various efforts (models, simulations, etc.)
  • Integrate avionics, systems, and weapons into the digital twin
  • Perform feasibility studies on weapons
  • Develop and perform new analyses to assess life and quantify life extension efforts on the airframe
  • Investigate emerging repair technology for applicability to the fleet

Phase III goals include:

  • Complete disassembly, inspection, and scanning of two aircraft assemblies.
  • Model parts to develop a comprehensive digital twin, incorporating structural components, flight systems, avionics, and other aircraft systems.
  • Validate analytical models including loads models, finite element models, mass properties database, and computational fluid dynamic models developed under Phase 1.
  • Proceed with component and architectural modeling of
  • Perform reverse engineering activities on selected components to develop and deliver full technical data
  • Develop computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models and tools to facilitate aircraft stores analysis, integration, and testing.
  • Populate and assist with training on a selected Provide training on the use of the PLM environment including any tools/software used for modeling, simulation, or analysis.
  • Conduct engineering studies for unsupportable components and/or qualify new sources of repair.

If you feel your organization has the technical capabilities and would like to be considered for this project, please complete the form below and upload your organization’s technical capabilities statement.

Interested Submissions Due by 7/23/24.

We encourage participation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs), including Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) and Women’s Business Enterprises (WBEs).