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Photos: Top Gun goes virtual

Maverick never had it this good...

Tags: training, military, raf, mod

By Tim Ferguson

Published: 8 June 2007 16:26 BST


Virtual worlds are all the rage at the moment for businesses and consumers but they also have the potential to be used in the military sphere too.

The RAF is testing a new simulator using technology that will eventually allow RAF and US Air Force pilots to train together in the same virtual training environment.

This is the view from one of the simulators currently being tested by frontline pilots at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire.

Photo credit: MoD


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