BAE Systems' combat mission systems business is set to start building its new site in Maple Grove, Minnesota here, with completion expected in 2025. The 236,000-square-foot facility will showcase advanced technology and infrastructure as well as energy-efficient designs in line with the company's carbon neutrality goal by 2030, BAE Systems said Tuesday.

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BAE Systems Inc. has partnered with simulation software developer Ansys to streamline the adoption of digital engineering and model-based systems engineering approaches for security and defense applications within the Department of Defense. Ansys said Tuesday it will assist the customers of BAE in phasing out manual processes and implementing simulation methods and data management for DOD programs through the latter's Mission Advantage technology partnership program.

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BAE Systems was awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract not exceeding $182 million by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The aerospace company said Wednesday that under the contract, it will provide advanced geospatial intelligence enterprise modeling services collectively referred to as GEM Cutter.

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The Space Systems Command has selected BAE Systems for a prototyping effort intended to enhance the U.S. Space Force’s capacity to facilitate the rapid integration of next-generation assets as they come online. As part of the first phase of the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution Command and Control project, BAE said Wednesday it will develop a prototype ground system. 

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BAE Systems will equip the last four of the Air Force's 10 EA-37B aircraft with advanced electromagnetic warfare mission systems to boost their defenses against jamming attacks. The company said Tuesday the modernized EA-37B planes will replace the Air Force's fleet of 14 EC-130H aircraft that also carries the Compass Call electromagnetic warfare jamming platform.

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BAE Systems has secured foreign military sales contracts totaling $114 million from the U.S. Army for the procurement of missile warning, hostile fire indication and countermeasure aircraft systems. The company said Tuesday that U.S. allies will use the AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems to safeguard both existing and newly acquired aircraft fleets.

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BAE Systems has concluded the critical design review of an advanced global positioning system receiver and next-generation semiconductor for the U.S. Space Force. The CDR is part of the $247 million contract that BAE received in 2020 from the agency to design and manufacture new technologies in support of the Military GPS User Equipment Increment 2 Miniature Serial Interface program, the company said Wednesday.

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BAE Systems has received a Migration Competency designation from Amazon Web Services in recognition of its efforts to help national security customers transition to the cloud to support their digital transformation initiatives. The defense, aerospace and security solutions provider said Tuesday the designation validates its cloud migration and enablement expertise as an AWS Premier Tier Services partner.

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The U.S. Army sealed a $50 million undefinitized contract action agreement with BAE Systems for the construction of M777 lightweight howitzer major structures. The transaction allows BAE to restart production of the titanium structures, the first lot of which is expected for delivery in 2025, the company said Thursday.

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BAE Systems has introduced an integrated virtual environment designed to simulate real-world combined joint all domain command and control scenarios using its high-fidelity platform. The advanced digital analysis and prototyping testbed, or ADAPT, is intended to provide decision makers with comprehensive analysis of multiple warfighting domains.

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BAE Systems’ Combat Mission Systems division contributed $1.9 billion to the U.S. economy in 2022 through the creation of new jobs and engagement in strategic partnerships, according to a new report. The company on Monday published its 2022 Economic Impact Report, highlighting the recruitment of more than 5,000 new employees across 12 sites and transactions […] More

BAE Systems has commenced the construction of a shiplift and land-level repair facility that will expand the capacity of its Jacksonville shipyard to drydock U.S. Navy vessels by 300 percent. The company said Wednesday it is investing $200 million in the upgraded complex that will start supporting the repair of naval and commercial ships homeported […] More