BAE Systems

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
BAE Systems has teamed up with Boeing and Saab to offer the T-7 for a UK Royal Air Force need to replace an aging fleet of Hawk T1s and T2s flown by the Red Arrows and student pilots.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
BAE Systems has disclosed a swell of order bookings since the midyear mark, taking order intake through the first nine months beyond $35 billion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne, Jens Flottau, Robert Wall
Eurofighter and Gripen deals from Turkey, Germany and Ukraine have bolstered Europe’s fighter aircraft industry rebound.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkey’s rise as a major uncrewed aircraft systems developer and exporter has been underscored by a new collaboration between BAE Systems and Turkish Aerospace.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The focus is broadening its multirole capability, expanding its ability to carry larger munitions and asymmetric loads, and speeding up weapon integration.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkey has signed a long-anticipated £8 billion ($11 billion) deal to acquire Eurofighter Typhoons.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Hybrid Air Vehicles, developer of the Airlander 10 hybrid airship, says it has secured reservations for three aircraft for military use.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Boeing and Leonardo have declared their interest in bidding to replace the UK’s fleet of BAE Systems Hawk jet trainers, and others are expected to follow.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Robert Wall
The past fiscal year was one for the ages in terms of interest in U.S. missiles abroad.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
UK engineers have been exploring the use of the Link 16 datalink as an initial means of commanding autonomous collaborative platforms.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems is hoping to accelerate the integration of the European Common Radar System Mk. 2 into the UK’s Eurofighter Typhoons.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems are developing a family of autonomous collaborative platforms initially focused on delivering electronic warfare effects.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Norway has deferred a decision on what helicopter it plans to employ on a new fleet of warships even as it selected the BAE Systems Type 26 frigate to provide the future naval combatant.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Red 6 will integrate an emulation system based on augmented reality technology into the Lockheed Martin F-16.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Brian Everstine
Ursa Major and BAE Systems have completed static fires of the extended-range APKWS variant.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems is growing its expertise in artificial intelligence (AI) through a strategic investment in British startup Oxford Dynamics.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
Laser-guided rockets help the U.S. Air Force down drones cheaply, though pilots say it is not as easy as it looks.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
From radars to fighters, military equipment output in Europe is on a growth trajectory.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Engine issues with the Hawk T2 that dented the UK's fast jet training pipeline are being resolved, according to the RAF's head of military flight training.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Robert Wall
BAE Systems CEO Charles Woodburn says talks with Turkey to sign an MOU over the purchase of Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets are “progressing pretty quickly.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

Stephen Perry
This snapshot of activities illustrates how joint ventures have been quickly established to address emerging needs.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Work is progressing on the UK’s big delta-wing fighter demonstrator, designed to derisk development of the trinational Global Combat Air Program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne, Robert Wall
Turkey has signed an MOU with the UK that could lead to a Eurofighter Typhoon purchase.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne, Robert Wall
Turkey is nearing an agreement to acquire Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft, according to people familiar with the talks.
Aircraft & Propulsion