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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.

GKN Aerospace supplied composite flight structures for BAE’s Brontanax CCA ahead of planned 2027 flight testing.

BAE Systems aims to power on its FCAD demonstrator in 2027 ahead of flight testing in 2028.

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

Frankenburg partners with BAE Systems and Roxel to accelerate affordable, mass-produced short-range air defense missiles.

BAE Systems’ self-funded autonomous aircraft will give the Royal Air Force its first operational experience with collaborative combat aircraft.

BAE Systems has unveiled Brontanax, its eagerly awaited collaborative combat aircraft.

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.

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

Edgewing begins establishing UK, Italian and Japanese production sites while advancing GCAP fighter and engine development toward production.

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.

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).

BAE Systems has lifted the veil on a new-generation, helmet-mounted sight demonstrator.

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.

With funding as well as demonstrators taking shape and new partners waiting in the wings, GCAP is moving from ambition to reality.

BAE Systems is conceptualizing how to control and direct CCAs in battle using the wide-area display planned for the Eurofighter Typhoon.

The UK Royal Navy has demonstrated the launch of the Nyan one-way attack drone from a ship.

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.

An air-launched self-defense weapon for tankers is now under study by four companies selected by the USAF for the first phase of a new acquisition program.

In late May Taiwan finally approved a new special budget for defense, ensuring that the country’s defense budget will continue to be augmented by supplemental funds beyond 2026.

BAE Systems has reached the "business end" of developing its Future Combat Air Demonstrator, the aircraft that will pave the way for the fighter emerging from the tri-national Global Combat Air Program.

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A key weapon against large attack drones needs an upgrade with an all-weather, active seeker, the Defense Innovation Unit says.

Earth imaging provider Vantor says it has selected BAE Systems to build its next-generation low Earth orbit satellites slated to deliver 7.9-in. imagery.

NASA has picked a concept for further development of a twin-sat mission to research how space weather and the Earth’s atmosphere affect the space environment.