BAE Systems has been awarded a five-year contract, worth up to $137 million, to provide lifecycle management and sustainment of the U.S. Navy’s command, control, communications, computers, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C5ISR) systems. Under this contract, awarded in November, the company will also train military personnel on how …
Read More »BAE Systems to advance F-35 electronic warfare capabilities
BAE Systems received a $493 million contract modification from Lockheed Martin to significantly upgrade and modernize the electronic warfare (EW) system for the F-35 Lightning II, enabling the fifth-generation fighter to quickly detect and address evolving electromagnetic threats in contested battlespaces. Under the contract, BAE Systems will deliver enhanced and …
Read More »BAE New FireNet Transceiver Completes Successful Capability Demo for Rotary Wing Aircraft
BAE Systems successfully completed a capability demonstration of its FireNetTM software-defined communication transceiver. The demonstration displayed the FireNet system’s additional channel capabilities for rotary wing aircraft – providing our armed forces with a unified tactical network and enabling Joint All Domain Operations (JADO). “Military operations will increasingly occur in network-centric …
Read More »BAE Systems’ 155mm ARCHER successfully completes U.S. Army’s shoot-off evaluation
BAE Systems, Inc.’s 155mm ARCHER wheeled howitzer system successfully completed testing during the U.S. Army’s “shoot-off” evaluation, as the service evaluates whether to add a wheeled capability to its arsenal. ARCHER is a fully automated mobile weapon system that provides highly responsive and versatile fire support to troops in combat. …
Read More »BAE Systems welcomes £85m future submarine programme contract
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded BAE Systems a £85m contract to support early design and concept work on the Royal Navy’s next generation of submarines. The contract will enable the Company’s Submarines business to progress the early stages of a programme to deliver a replacement for the Astute …
Read More »FIRST SMOOTHBORE WEAPONS ENTER PRODUCTION AHEAD OF SCHEDULE FOR CHALLENGER 3 UPGRADE PROGRAMME
Two Rheinmetall 120mm smoothbore L55A1 weapons for testing and trialling have now entered production, ahead of schedule, at Rheinmetall’s Unterluess facility. The weapon is a key component to the Challenger 3 upgrade programme, which aims to deliver the most capable tank in NATO. Steel has been cut to form the …
Read More »BAE to Provide IFF Technology for E-2D Hawkeye
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $26 million contract for Identification Friend-or-Foe (IFF) spares for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. Under the contract, BAE Systems will provide Beamforming Networks (BFNs), an integral part of antenna control for the AN/APX-122A IFF Interrogator system, onboard the carrier-capable tactical aircraft. “These …
Read More »Multi-million pound investment in Typhoon advances combat air capability
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract valued at approximately £135m, to drive forward the next phase of capability enhancements for Typhoon; one of the world’s most advanced combat aircraft. The investment will improve weapons capability, increasing the variety of precision guided munitions, and further enhance Typhoon’s defensive systems and …
Read More »US Army announces contract awards for OMFV Concept Design Phase
The Army announced today the award of five firm-fixed price contracts for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) Phase II Concept Design Phase using full and open competitive procedures. The contracts were awarded to: Point Blank Enterprises, Inc. (Miami Lakes, Florida); Oshkosh Defense, LLC (Oshkosh, Wisconsin); BAE Systems Land and …
Read More »BAE Systems to provide stealth technologies to Norway’s Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace
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 …
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