BAE Systems will develop more Block 4 AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare systems for Lockheed Martin‘s upcoming Lot 17 production of F-35 Lightning II fighter jets. Deliveries to Lockheed will be made under under contracts worth $491 million and will add to the 1,200 EW units already supplied to the defense contractor, BAE said Monday. Through the system, F-35s […] More

BAE Systems is expanding the capacity of its York, Pennsylvania manufacturing site to accommodate increased production of armored multi-purpose vehicles for the U.S. Army and amphibious combat vehicles for the Marine Corps. The defense contractor said Friday it will transfer other vehicle production work from the York site to its different facilities in the U.S. […] More

BAE Systems and the U.S. Army have jointly tested a cannon-launched, long-range projectile designed to defeat fixed and moving targets beyond ranges of currently available precision guided munitions. The Sub-Caliber Artillery Long-Range Projectile with Enhanced Lethality was fired from a 155 mm XM907E2 58 caliber cannon using an Army-designed sabot package during a demonstration held […] More

BAE Systems has demonstrated the ability of its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System laser guidance kits to target and neutralize unmanned aircraft systems during a counter-UAS exercise of the Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office. During the demonstration at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona, the APKWS-configured rockets hit drone targets weighing 25 to 50 pounds […] More

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BAE Systems has tested small unmanned aerial systems from Lockheed Martin‘s Skunk Works division on a variant of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle designed to support U.S. Marine Corps reconnaissance missions.  The Stalker and Indago platforms were part of verification tests aimed to demonstrate the ACV’s potential to carry out command, control, communication and computers/UAS missions, […] More

BAE Systems‘ research and development arm has advanced to the third leg of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s initiative focused on ensuring cybersecurity of electronic files. At phase 3 of DARPA SafeDocs program, FAST Labs is now able to work with defense and industry partners on refining its cybersecurity tool suite, BAE Systems said.  […] More

A BAE Systems business unit will produce components for the U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class submarine program under a $71.9 million contract. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division awarded the contract to BAE’s land and armaments group after a competitive procurement process, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. Three offerors competed for the work via SAM.gov. […] More

The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded BAE Systems a $12 million contract to integrate and test an open architecture targeting system designed to help military users identify and engage maritime surface vessels from air-launched platforms. Work on the multimode seeker technology will continue under phase two of the Maritime Weapon Innovation Program Joint Capability […] More

BAE Systems has won a $119 million firm-fixed-price contract action from the U.S. Navy to maintain, modernize and repair USS Lassen guided missile destroyer as part of the fiscal 2023 Depot Modernization Period. Work under the award will be performed in Mayport, Florida, and will include all labor, supervision, facilities, equipment, production, testing and quality assurance required […] More

BAE Systems has secured a $13.5 million other transaction agreement to equip a U.S. Navy aircraft survivability system with a company-built threat management platform. The OTA, issued through the Naval Aviation Systems Consortium, marks the first Smart D2 technology procurement within the Department of Defense and supports the ALE-47 Common Carriage program, the company said […] More

BAE Systems‘ land and armaments business will produce M88A2 armored recovery vehicles for Poland under a $128.2 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army. The company was the sole bidder for the firm-fixed-price production contract, according to a Department of Defense notice published Tuesday. Work will take place at BAE’s York, Pennsylvania, facility and is […] More