BAE Systems

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Army needs an extra two years to field a hypervelocity interceptor that can cheaply shoot down waves of drones and cruise missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The industrial joint venture company that will build the tri-national combat aircraft at the heart of the Global Combat Air Program has been christened Edgewing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Recent weeks have seen British media outlets infatuated not by warfighting capability, but by the future of the UK’s fleet of jet trainers.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
BAE Systems and South Korea’s Hanwha Systems will work together to develop a multi-sensor satellite system as both companies bolster their space portfolios.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo Helicopters is offering to provide anti-submarine warfare mission-configured AW101 helicopters to the Norwegian military.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has tapped BAE Systems Space and Mission Systems–formerly Ball Aerospace–to build 10 satellites.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems officials have hinted at further progress in the assembly of the Future Combat Air Demonstrator aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force started flying the L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call on training missions in early May.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Turkish Aerospace General Manager Mehmet Demiroglu says the company’s Hurjet could become the training platform for NATO nations.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne, Guy Norris
Seeking unprecedented levels of electrical power generation and thermal management, the GCAP engine team has ditched an adaptive-cycle concept.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The U.S. Navy is producing an advanced countermeasures system for its P-8A maritime patrol aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The Royal Australian Air Force has taken the first steps to explore how to replace its fleet of BAE Systems Hawk training aircraft.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Robert Wall
Australian drone company Innovaero, which sports BAE Systems as a shareholder, has kicked off flight testing its OWL-X counter-uncrewed aircraft system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
BAE Systems sees potential in the recently flown STRIX X-wing vertical takeoff and landing uncrewed aircraft prototype.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Trump said that “the CHIPS Act is a horrible, horrible thing,” characterized by companies “that take our money and they don’t spend it.”
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The proposal would face an uphill challenge amid fiscal restrictions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The Advanced Air Mobility Institute has named Jim Ives as new executive vice president of its board of directors.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
The space agency is contracting the two satellites on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Next program.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems’ acquisition of Ball Aerospace will help position the company for a potential role on the proposed Iron Dome for America missile defense project.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Draken Europe has been awarded a three-year, £173 million ($215.2 million) Interim Medium Speed Operational Readiness Training Services contract.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Chen Chuanren
BAE Systems Australia discreetly began flight trials of its Razer Low-Cost Precision Guided Munition (LCPGM) back in December 2023, the company has revealed.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen-fuel turboprop; cargo uncrewed air vehicle flies on liquid hydrogen; riblet paint on Boeing 787; BAE battery for Airbus hybridization.
Emerging Technologies

By Brian Everstine
Boeing and BAE Systems delivered the first F-15E Strike Eagle outfitted with the new Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System upgrade
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
The GCAP member countries have made rapid progress to prepare for development, but UK lawmakers say challenges remain in keeping the project on track.
Aircraft & Propulsion