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UK Taranis UAV Passes First Major Milestone

The £124 million Taranis Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) technology demonstrator programme, led by BAE Systems, has reached a major milestone with the design of the autonomous...

BAE Systems to Upgrade Laser for U.S. Army Helicopters

BAE Systems has received two U.S. Army contracts totaling $54 million to provide a multi-band laser technology upgrade for the Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures/Common...

Saft Power for BAe's Talisman 'M' Autonomour Underwater Vehicle (AUV)

Saft are to supply lithium-ion batteries to BAE Systems for use in its Talisman ‘M’ autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). According to Saft, lithium-ion batteries are...

Lynx Contract For BAE Systems

 AgustaWestland has placed an order with BAE Systems to design and produce 140 S5000 crew seats plus 340 S3000 troop seats and interface frames for use on...

Contract Win For BAE Systems

BAE Systems has been awarded a 30 month contract $18.5m to develop new intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) technology for the Defense Advanced Research Projects...

BAe Systems Wins $25 Million Contract To Support The U.S. Navy

BAE Systems has won a $25.8 million, 4-year recompete contract to provide technical support for the operation and maintenance of the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area...

Thousands Gather On The Clyde To Watch The Launch of Diamond

 Diamond, the third of the Royal Navy’s new Type 45 class of anti-air warfare destroyers, was successfully launched from the BAE Systems' shipyard at Govan, on the Clyde,...

BAE Systems Enters Aquisition Agreement

BAE Systems has agreed the purchase of Pitch Technologies AB (Pitch), the Swedish high-tech firm, for 61.3 MSEK. Linköping, Sweden-based Pitch is an innovator of simulation...

BAE Systems Awarded Contract Modification by US Army

 BAE Systems has been awarded a contract modification worth $709.4m by the US Army to reset Bradley fighting vehicles. Combined with an earlier award of £234m for...

BAE to upgrade RAF Jets

The MoD has awarded BAE Systems two contracts worth £350m to upgrade equipment including secure communications and tactical data links in RAF Tornados and Harriers....

BAe Systems Awarded Contract by US Special Operations Command

BAE Systems announced yesterday that will develop an interim all-quadrant defensive weapon system for the CV-22 Osprey aircraft. The contract awarded by the US Special...

BAE Systems Awarded First F-35 Production Contract

BAE Systems has been awarded its first F-35 Low Rate Initial Production full funding contract worth over £25M. The contract will see the company deliver the aft fuselage...

BAe Supporting British Athletes

BAE Systems has teamed up with UK Sport to develop technology that could help British athletes boost their chances of sporting success. Over the five-year partnership, BAE...

BAe Systems Wins $242 Million U.S. Navy Enterprise Platform Integration Contract

BAE Systems has been awarded a $242 million Enterprise Platform Integration Contract (EPIC) from the U.S. Navy to provide integration, engineering, procurement, fabrication,...

BAE Systems awarded $130m

BAE Systems has been awarded a $130m US Army order for production of thermal weapon sights. The order is the second award under a five-year...

BAE Systems Awarded Contract for US Army

The US Army has awarded BAE Systems a contract worth $7m to upgrade its Bradley advanced training systems (BATS). The contract covers the upgrades to the command and control...

Bae Systems Awarded £24 Million Torpedo Extension Contract

Waterlooville, UK – BAE Systems has been awarded a £24 million contract by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the Spearfish Transition Extension Programme (STEP). Spearfish...

Hi Tech Biomimetic Spiders For Dangerous Environments

Hi-tech creepy-crawlies such as the robot spider below could soon be helping US forces on the battlefield, thanks to work under way by UK defence technology giant BAE...