BAE Systems

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon and BAE Systems have agreed to scale up production of laser-guided rocket guidance kits that have become critical in the fight against drones.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo plans crewed-uncrewed teaming trials pairing a Eurofighter with Baykar’s Kizilelma uncrewed combat aircraft to expand European CCA capabilities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Edgewing, the JV leading the development of the combat aircraft at the heart of GCAP, will be able to accommodate more industrial partners without undue delays to the project, CEO Marco Zoff has insisted.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
XOOPLE partners with KSAT... NORTHROP gets F-16 VIPER award... New CEO for ROCKET FACTORY AUGSBURG...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Tony Osborne
UK uncrewed rotorcraft developer Certo Aerospace has raised £5 million ($6.6 million) to accelerate development of its Capstone co-axial autonomous helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
BAE upgrading JPALS GPS... GE gets MH-60R engine component support award... New defense EVP at BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

Aviation Week Staff
BAE’s new IFF gets Pentagon nod... L3HARRIS gets executive airlift satcom award... WES BUSH gets new GE board title...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force opened a search on Sept. 29 for a missile warning system for infrared-guided weapons on the Boeing F-15EX Eagle II.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force has suffered the first loss of a BAE Systems Hawk T2 at a time the fleet has been under scrutiny for technical issues.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Graham Warwick
UK eyes sovereign HAPS network; airborne laser revival; contrail avoidance success.
Emerging Technologies

Aviation Week Staff
BAE to demonstrate space rad-hardening tech... Leadership changes at SAAB... NORTHROP gets H-1 kit award...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Steve Trimble
BAE Systems launched a family of passive radio frequency devices on Sept. 15 in a move that could spread sensing and targeting capabilities to thousands of munitions and drones.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

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

Aviation Week Staff
URSA MAJOR expands in Colorado... HONEYWELL gets embedded propulsion installation award... New supply chain VP at BAE SYSTEMS...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

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