BAE Systems has broken ground on a Huntsville, Ala., facility for the development and production of aircraft survivability and precision munition systems, Rocket City Now reported Monday. The company first unveiled details of its $45.5M expansion project at Cummings Research Park in July. Paul Markwardt, vice president and general manager of BAE’s electronic systems business, said the […] More

BAE Systems‘ U.S. arm will invest $45.5 million to establish manufacturing and office facilities in Huntsville, Ala., as part of an expansion initiative. The company said Monday it plans to expand its offices on Discovery Drive and build a facility at Cummings Research Park that will include spaces for engineering development, manufacturing and laboratories to support […] More

BAE Systems has introduced a warning system designed to help aircrews counter existing and emerging threats to military aircraft. The company said Monday the Smart D2 system includes a two-way communication feature that allows airmen to access inventory data and apply expendable countermeasures such as multi-shot flares, active radio frequency decoys and kinetic interceptors in […] More

BAE Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary has signed a memorandum of understanding with Leonardo‘s DRS business to jointly offer threat detection systems for the U.S. Army‘s fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft platforms. The partnership aims to develop an infrared-based threat warning technology to help the Army’s current and evolving aircraft survivability requirements, BAE said Wednesday. “Together, we can better protect our warfighters with technology that maximizes […] More