Digital Twin
Description
A connected data representation of an entity, such as a physical asset, a process or system throughout its lifecycle
Aspiration/Vision
Available across design support chain to service providers. Data sufficient and accessible to support services e.g. Synthetic environment for support Frictionless access at appropriate authorisation An ecosystem of digital twins across the Defence estate and platforms which enable timely and useful decision, design and capability support.
First Steps/Building Blocks
Commitment to achievement of aspiration Current maturity against agreed framework, what aspects are already in use? Capability growth priorities for collective action.
Digital Twin Documents
| Title | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Team Defence – RAF Aircraft Digital Safety Trace White Paper | 04/Jul/2025 | |
| API 4 RAS paper | 12/Apr/2023 | |
| 20250922-Team Defence-Project Mercury | 19/Sep/2025 | |
| 20250618-Hydrogen Conference Briefing Note-June 2025 | 11/Jun/2025 | |
| 20250618 MOD Hydrogen Event Agenda – June 2025 | 11/Jun/2025 | |
| 20250618 – Spadeadam Research & Development Booklet – June 2025 | 11/Jun/2025 | |
| 20230719 – Team-Defence-MOD-Digital-Twin-White-Paper | 19/Jul/2023 | |
| 20230719 – Team Defence – Digital Twin Community of Practice Paper | 19/Jul/2023 | |
| 20230719 – Digital-Twin-Implementation-Roadmap-and-Development-Framework-White-Paper | 19/Jul/2023 | |
| 20230719 – API-Strategy-Whitepaper-for-RAS_v4 | 19/Jul/2023 | |
| 20221123 – Digital Models Shadows Twins Townhall – Nov 22 | 23/Dec/2022 | |
| 20220720-Team Defence – Digital Twin Community of Practice Paper | 20/Jul/2022 | |
| 20220524-DE&S Digital Engineering Transformation Strategy-V1.0 | 24/May/2022 |
Events
Information on all sector-relevant events, run by TD-Info and other organisations.
TD-Info Knowledge Management Community of Practice
The Knowledge Management Community of Practice will be holding a Face to Face meeting on Tuesday 13th October 2026 This meeting will be held in person at: TD-Info Office 6a Pinkers Court Briarlands Office Park Rudgeway BS35 3QH If you have any questions regarding this...
Defence Asset Management CoP
Under the auspices of TD-Info, the DAM CoP is a standing joint MOD, Defence Industry and the Institute of Asset Management (IAM) community of practice. The IAM is the Asset Management (AM) professional body and will be represented by the IAM SW Branch. The DAM CoP...
PJ TAMPA (Additive Manufacturing as a Service Challenge) Working Groups Autumn event
The final Additive Manufacturing as a Service Challenge (a.k.a Project TAMPA) Face-to-Face Working Group Event of the year will be held on the 21st of October at The Welding Institute (TWI) in Cambridge. This event is kindly co-sponsored by TWI and Titomic....
News
News and blogs to keep you in the know.
Support Chain Seminar 2023
18/Jan/2023 @ 8:00 am - 19/Jan/2023 @ 3:30 pm Digital Engineering in UK Defence SCS23 provides the opportunity for the ‘Team Defence’ community to hear, first-hand, how Digital Engineering is transforming Defence. Digital Engineering offers the potential to reduce...
Engineering Support Digital Inspection Market Engagement
Engineering Support Transformation (EST) is a funded MOD programme looking to create support advantage though the application of Strategic Asset Management principles underpinned by digital engineering workflows. The programme is currently considering digital...
Team Defence Information Bulletin October 2022
The Team Defence Information Bulletin for October 2022.
