The U.S. Department of Defense and BAE Systems announced on Thursday an agreement worth about $184 million for full-rate production of long-awaited Amphibious Combat Vehicles. Per the contract, the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) family of vehicles program has achieved its most significant milestone to date with the Marine Corps’ decision …
Read More »BAE Systems Continues Advanced Seeker Production for Next-Generation Precision-Guided Missile
BAE Systems received a $60 million contract from Lockheed Martin to manufacture and deliver additional advanced missile seekers for the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). The seeker comprises long-range sensors and targeting technology that help the stealthy missile find and engage protected maritime targets in challenging electromagnetic environments. “Our warfighters …
Read More »BAE Systems Awarded £2.4 Billion Munitions Contract to Equip UK Armed Forces
BAE Systems has been awarded a new 15-year contract for the supply of munitions to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). The contract, worth £2.4bn, will sustain approximately 4,000 jobs across the UK. This new agreement, which will supersede the current contract due to conclude at the end of 2022, …
Read More »BAE Systems receives certification for its IFF transponder for F-22
BAE Systems, a global leader in electronic warfare, announced that it has received certification for its Identification Friend-or-Foe (IFF) transponder for the F-22 Raptor from the Department of Defense AIMS program office. At the announcement, BAE Systems has reported that the IFF transponder waveform integration is part of a U.S. …
Read More »Australian-Made Technologies at the Heart of Red Ochre Labs
BAE Systems Australia today launched Red Ochre Labs to develop new, world leading sovereign disruptive technologies to meet the future requirements of the Australian Defence Force. Red Ochre Labs will be a hub for collaboration with industry, Defence and academia and will build on BAE Systems’ 65-year legacy of developing …
Read More »BAE Systems Invests in Expanding Capabilities at the Georgia Cyber Center
BAE Systems is expanding its footprint at the Georgia Cyber Center in Augusta, Ga., with a newly signed lease agreement. The lease secures an additional 17,000 square feet of commercial office space that will further advance the company’s innovative services, strengthen its local partnerships, and provide space for high-demand cyber …
Read More »Modern Aerospace and Defense Facility Development Project in Cedar Rapids
BAE Systems is investing more than $100 million to build a state-of-the-art facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The facility will support the company’s newly acquired Navigation & Sensor Systems business, which makes mission-critical military GPS products. The new building will bring the company’s local design and production employees from multiple …
Read More »BAE Systems Outlines Support Proposal to Japan’s F-X Fighter Programme
BAE Systems has responded to a Request for Information (RFI) from the Japanese Ministry of Defence (JMOD), proposing a package of integration support to Japan’s F-X next generation fighter development programme. The response to the RFI, which was issued by the JMOD’s Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency, outlines technical capabilities …
Read More »U.S. Air Force awards contract to BAE Systems for Skyborg program
BAE Systems, a global leader in electronic warfare, was selected to develop attritable air vehicle systems under the U.S. Air Force Skyborg program. The details were given in a Thursday media release, to announce under Skyborg program, which has a contract ceiling of up to $400 million, the BAE Systems …
Read More »Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land awarded £16m Fuchs/Fox vehicle sustainment contract
The joint venture company Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) has won a UK MoD contract to upgrade and sustain the British Army’s fleet of Fuchs/Fox CBRN reconnaissance vehicles and training simulator. The order is worth over £16m/€17.5m. The Fuchs is a 6×6 armoured vehicle with built-in detection equipment for chemical, …
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