BAE Systems

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

By Vivienne Machi
BAE Systems is entering the space tug market, debuting a new vehicle it says will be capable of transporting cargo and small satellites to the Moon.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The long-planned integration of the BAE Systems Sting Ray Mod 1 torpedo onto the UK’s Boeing P-8A Poseidon sub-hunting aircraft is set to finally move forward.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has picked 14 vendors to build space domain awareness satellites over the next decade for a new constellation in geosynchronous orbit.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems has demonstrated the ability to fire guided rockets from the Eurofighter to provide lower-cost means for the fighter to down one-way attack drones.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The government organization running the tri-national Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) has awarded a long-awaited contract to push forward with the development of the future fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems is the recipient of a major UK defense contract to provide air defense radars capable of mitigating against interference from offshore wind farms.
Supply Chain

By Daniel Williams
This week, Flight Friday focuses on Africa, investigating how each aircraft class is being utilized when compared to an equivalent pre-pandemic month.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon on March 25 rolled out another series of agreements with major contractors to increase production of key munitions as the department looks to increase industrial capacity by outlining a clear demand signal for weapons.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
UK and Turkey seal £8B Typhoon deal including pilot training and defense industry support, with first jets due by 2030.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
London wants to buy more Thales air defense missiles to aid Gulf allies drawn into the Iran war and convened talks with industry to see what more could be done.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems has revealed more details about its new, rapidly developed anti-drone defense software system.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Vivienne Machi
The program to build a second slate of new missile warning and tracking satellites in medium Earth orbit (MEO) for the U.S. Space Force has completed PDR.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Leaders of seven top defense firms in a meeting with President Donald Trump appeared to reaffirm agreements to increase production of in-demand munitions.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
A BAE Systems 146 airliner used for atmospheric research by UK scientists is to be grounded permanently following a review of the program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems has become the latest big defense prime to team up with Estonian anti-drone missile developer Frankenburg Technologies.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
BAE Systems repackaged the EA-37B Compass Call’s advanced electronic attack systems into a pod that could be carried by a large uncrewed aircraft system.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
European missile-maker MBDA has secured a backlog of orders now valued at around €44 billion ($52 billion), joint venture partner BAE Systems disclosed Feb. 18.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
BAE Systems' sales growth generated in Europe is poised to accelerate after with the business there now surpassing the British defense company’s sizable Saudi Arabian activities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Aging aircraft, potential new fighter buys and a long-discussed service merger leave the Royal Saudi Air Force at a strategic inflection point.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
BAE Systems will transform the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) II with dual-mode seekers to make the 2.75-in.-dia. guided rocket more effective at shooting down volleys of large numbers of one-way attack munitions.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The UK defense ministry is progressing with plans to launch a contest to find a replacement for the BAE Systems Hawk T2.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
Some of the UK RAF Eurofighter fleet is set to receive an advanced AESA radar under a $610 million contract.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
The U.S. Export-Import Bank and Private Export Funding Corp. have agreed to provide Eve Air Mobility with financing.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Windracers’ Ultra uncrewed aircraft system has emerged as the latest British combat aircraft featuring an internal weapons bay.
Aircraft & Propulsion