BAE Systems has received a potential $5.2 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop automated tools for the analysis and detection of cybersecurity risks to large-scale enterprise networks. The company said Tuesday it will help DARPA create, evaluate and demonstrate platforms that can help organizations defend against sophisticated threats …

Jerry Wohletz, vice president and general manager of BAE Systems’ FAST Labs, has said the company aims to continue development of systems designed to help military users collaborate with machines to make decisions. “Autonomy technologies support the warfighter in any mission–on the ground, or in the air, sea or space–and …

BAE Systems has received a task order to provide touchscreen computer display units for navigation systems onboard the U.S. Army‘s UH-60A/L Black Hawk helicopters. The company said Tuesday it will supply the CDUs in an effort to modernize the ASN-128 Doppler GPS Navigation System that works to help Army pilots view flight plan …

The U.S. Navy has received the 150th identification friend or foe antenna BAE Systems built to help increase situational awareness on naval fleets. The company said Wednesday sailors use the electronically scanned OE-120 IFF technology in efforts to identify friendly aircraft and vessels, as well as counter sophisticated airborne threats. Dave Logan, vice …

Air Tractor and L3 Technologies have updated a joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and light strike aircraft offering to support compatibility with a suite of BAE System-built sensors. The AT-802L Longsword platform can now accommodate BAE’s COBRA signals intelligence and electronic warfare sensor technologies on a wing station pod or in an inboard system, L3 …

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, …

BAE Systems and Wesco Aircraft Holdings have renewed a multiyear agreement that allows the latter to continue providing supply chain management services for certain F-35 components. Wesco said Monday it will help manage hardware and chemicals used to produce the fighter aircraft’s tails and aft fuselage under the terms of the contract. …

Under the U.S. Air Force Cross Deck initiative, BAE Systems  will transition its Compass Call electronic warfare system from the EC-130H to the EC-37B aircraft platform, the company said Monday. Pamela Potter, director of BAE’s electronic attack solutions unit, said the system provides for both offensive capabilities and critical mission protection, ensuring the Air Force maintains …

Jerry DeMuro, president and CEO of BAE Systems Inc., has said the Virginia-based contractor is trying to align its portfolio with the Defense Department‘s current priorities that are based on authorized budget, Defense One reported Thursday. “What we tell our people and what we try and focus on are the facts and …

BAE Systems’ electronic and information systems unit has received a potential $48.6 million contract to provide engineering support and maintenance services for the U.S. Air Force’s ALR 56C and 56M radar warning receivers. BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration will work on the electronic warfare RWRs and other related …

BAE Systems plans to spend $13.3 million to establish a new production line for 12.7-millimeter ammunition at the British defense contractor’s Radway Green facility in Crewe, England. The company said Wednesday it has partnered with the Advanced Manufacturing Research Center at University of Sheffield to design a manufacturing process. Phil …

BAE Systems has announced it will feature a new situational awareness system in the latest iteration of the CV90 infantry fighting vehicle. The iFighting system is designed to augment a vehicle’s decision-making capacities via data harnessing, and will be installed in the CV90 MkIV vehicle that the Czech Republic will employ for infantry, the …

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected BAE Systems to develop a software platform for U.S. military planners to understand and address the causes of a conflict in various missions. BAE said Monday it will create the Causal Modeling for Knowledge Transfer, Exploration and Temporal Simulation platform through a $4.2 million contract from the Air Force Research …

BAE Systems has received a contract to produce eight payload tubes designed to help increase firepower on two of the U.S. Navy’s Block V Virginia-class attack submarines. The company said Tuesday it will supply Virginia Payload Module tubes for integration into the SSN 804 and SSN 805 underwater vessels under the contract from General Dynamics‘ Electric Boat …

BAE Systems and Prismatic have partnered to develop a solar-powered, high-altitude, long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle that can be used for surveillance and communications operations in remote areas. BAE Systems said Thursday the Persistent High Altitude Solar Aircraft-35 will be equipped with battery and solar cell technology that would allow the …