BAE Systems

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Craig Caffrey
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.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
STRATEGIC MISSION SYSTEMS gets $1B E-4B sustainment award... New CEO for THALES USA... BAE’s Endura chip passes rad-hardening test...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Steve Trimble
A key weapon against large attack drones needs an upgrade with an all-weather, active seeker, the Defense Innovation Unit says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
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.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
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.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems has lifted the veil on a one-way, low-observable effector called Nyan that has already made its combat debut in Ukraine and is entering service with the British Army.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems is committed to performing final assembly and development work on the T-7 Redhawk in the UK if the platform is selected as the RAF's Hawk replacement.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems says it is seeing global interest from Eurofighter Typhoon operators in the integration of guided rockets for the anti-drone role.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Staff
COLLINS AEROSPACE expands Polish landing gear facility ... NXGENCOMM unveils “Barn Owl” EW system ... MDA SPACE supporting BAE’s MEO EPOCH 2 ...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Guy Norris
GE Aerospace is moving toward flight tests of a megawatt-class hybrid-electric engine system on a modified Saab 340B testbed.
Emerging Technologies

Aviation Week Staff
BLUE ORIGIN sponsors VetsInTech space initiative... COLLINS gets E-6B support award... BAE delivers components for NGP satellite...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

Aviation Week Staff
BAE plans $135m in U.S. facility enhancements... BOEING gets German Poseidon training system award... SURF AIR MOBILITY names new board chairman...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

Aviation Week Staff
BAE Systems has opened a $65 million addition to its Endicott, New York, campus.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
UK Eurofighters deploy APKWS rockets in the Middle East to counter one-way attack drones, marking a rapid integration of guided rocket technology.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A major electronic warfare (EW) upgrade for the Royal Saudi Air Force fleet of Boeing F-15SA fighters has entered the early stages of the acquisition process within the U.S. Foreign Military Sales system.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
The British Army narrows its search for an autonomous Apache wingman, with four companies advancing in Project NYX to deliver operational capability by 2030.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Staff
H.I.G. CAPITAL acquires INTERNATIONAL AEROSPACE COATINGS... CONTI FEDERAL SERVICES GETS B-21 flight sim award... Former astronaut Rominger appointed to AEROPACE CORP. board of trustees...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Steve Trimble
MQ-9 Reapers fired BAE Systems precision-guided rockets during a recent demonstration by General Atomics Aeronautics Systems Inc. and the U.S. Air Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
A Kenyan air cargo operator is seeking $160 million in losses and damages from defense company BAE Systems.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Staff
Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of April 20 - 24, 2026
Supply Chain

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