BAE Systems

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has completed the critical design review for the second batch of new missile warning and tracking satellites destined for medium Earth orbit.
Satellites

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By Steve Trimble
Boeing will start integration work on a major self-defense upgrade for the U.S. and Australian P-8A Poseidon aircraft against missile attacks.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems’ FalconWorks has teamed up with Turkish defense electronics firm Tualcom to explore collaboration on autonomous technologies.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
The UK has launched a long-awaited tender to replace the BAE Systems Hawks jet trainers used for advanced training and by the Red Arrows aerobatic team.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Steve Trimble
A new last line of defense is being developed to defeat incoming missiles that threaten airlifters and tankers in flight.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall, Tony Osborne
The next-generation combat aircraft landscape in Europe remains in flux amid potentially shifting industrial arrangements and timelines.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force is kicking off a decade-long program for testing and training infrastructure, and has tapped 15 companies for the contractor pool.
Operations & Safety

By Tony Osborne
GKN Aerospace supplied composite flight structures for BAE’s Brontanax CCA ahead of planned 2027 flight testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems aims to power on its FCAD demonstrator in 2027 ahead of flight testing in 2028.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
A second UK-designed collaborative combat aircraft design has emerged to compete for the Royal Air Force’s emerging Storm Fighter program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Frankenburg partners with BAE Systems and Roxel to accelerate affordable, mass-produced short-range air defense missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems’ self-funded autonomous aircraft will give the Royal Air Force its first operational experience with collaborative combat aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems has unveiled Brontanax, its eagerly awaited collaborative combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems compressed 18 months of work to develop a low-cost anti-drone capability for the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoon into just 42 days, the company has revealed.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
An autonomous collaborative platform (ACP) being developed by BAE Systems’ FalconWorks and Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works is moving toward flight testing next year.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Edgewing begins establishing UK, Italian and Japanese production sites while advancing GCAP fighter and engine development toward production.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Boeing is touting its collaboration with BAE Systems and Saab to offer the T-7A for the United Kingdom as evidence of its commitment to local production in Europe.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
The U.S. government has given the go-ahead for Saudi Arabia to buy a large number of BAE Systems Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems (APKWS).
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems has lifted the veil on a new-generation, helmet-mounted sight demonstrator.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
South Korea’s plans to upgrade its Boeing F-15Es with the BAE Systems ALQ-250 Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) are advancing under a contract for delivery of the system.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
With funding as well as demonstrators taking shape and new partners waiting in the wings, GCAP is moving from ambition to reality.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems is conceptualizing how to control and direct CCAs in battle using the wide-area display planned for the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Navy has demonstrated the launch of the Nyan one-way attack drone from a ship.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Development of the combat aircraft at the heart of the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) is set to accelerate after prime contractor Edgewing was awarded a £4.6 billion contract.
Aircraft & Propulsion