BAE Systems has been awarded a £3m contract to provide vital technology for Kongsberg’s Joint Strike Missile system on fifth generation F-35 aircraft. Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace is an international leading supplier of defence products and systems, as well as advanced composites, engineering products and repair and overhaul services for …
Read More »BAE Systems Ramps F-35 Electronic Warfare System Production
BAE Systems, Inc. is providing Lockheed Martin with additional electronic warfare (EW) systems, retrofit kits, and spares for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft. The contract builds on BAE Systems’ on-time delivery of more than 800 state-of-the-art AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare/countermeasure systems to date, providing F-35 jets with critical situational awareness and survivability capabilities. …
Read More »Sweden adding to BvS10 fleet, ordering 127 more of the all-terrain vehicles
BAE Systems has signed a contract worth around $200 million to produce and deliver 127 BvS10 all-terrain vehicles to the Swedish Army, adding to its existing fleet of BvS10s. The contract signed with the Swedish military procurement agency, FMV, is for both command and control and logistics vehicles. Deliveries of …
Read More »DARPA awards BAE Systems two awards under Wideband Adaptive RF Protection (WARP) program
BAE Systems will design mechanisms for the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) that protect emerging wideband receivers from interference, enabling their use in contested and congested environments. DARPA awarded two contracts to BAE Systems totaling $5 million under the Wideband Adaptive RF Protection (WARP) program which is designed …
Read More »BAE Systems secures Future Maritime Support Programme contracts worth over £1 billion
BAE Systems will retain its key role supporting the Royal Navy at Portsmouth Naval Base, with the Company securing two contracts as part of the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Future Maritime Support Programme (FMSP) competition. The contracts, worth up to £1.3 billion over five years, will commence on 1 October …
Read More »BAE Systems awarded $21 million contract from UK MoD to support Common Missile Warning System
BAE Systems has received a $21 million contract from the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence to support the Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) over the next four-and-a-half years. This contract ensures the continued support and sustainment of CMWS systems on various UK aircraft platforms. The award includes annual repair and …
Read More »BAE Systems Starts Electronic Warfare System Production for U.S. Air Force F-15s
The electronic warfare and countermeasures system on the F-15 Eagle, made by BAE Systems, provides advanced electromagnetic capabilities that protect pilots and help them maintain air superiority during their toughest missions. Photo credit: BAE Systems BAE Systems has received a $58 million contract from Boeing to start Low Rate Initial …
Read More »BAE Systems has been selected to supply 12 Bofors 40 Mk4 naval guns to the Belgian and Dutch navies as part of the Mine Counter Measures Vessels (MCMV) program
The shipbuilding company Kership will install the guns on the fleet of 12 mine hunting vessels – six for Belgium, six for the Netherlands – with the first ship scheduled for delivery to the Belgian Navy in 2024. The Bofors 40 Mk4 is a flexible, highly versatile gun system designed …
Read More »BAE Systems to sustain Air Traffic Control systems with $65.7 million contract from the US Navy
The U.S. Navy selected BAE Systems for a five-year $65.7 million single-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for air traffic control (ATC) platform sustainment and engineering services. The company will continue to utilize its engineering, technical, and operational expertise to develop, produce, equip, test, evaluate, sustain, and update key expeditionary …
Read More »BAE Systems receives $500 million contract to provide new turret for Netherlands’ CV90s
BAE Systems has signed an extensive mid-life upgrade contract worth more than $500 million with the Dutch Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) for the Royal Netherlands Army’s fleet of 122 CV90s, with an option for an additional 19 vehicles. The upgrade programme with a new turret will vastly improve the vehicle’s …
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