Magellan Aerospace will produce horizontal tails for the F-35 conventional-takeoff-and-landing variant jet under a 20-year agreement the company signed with BAE Systems. The agreement is worth up to $1.17 billion and Magellan has achieved sales of more than $100 million for the F-35 program to date, Magellan Aerospace said Monday. BAE and Magellan announced the memorandum of […] More

BAE Systems Chairman Sir Roger Carr intends to focus on building up BAE as an independent company when he joins, Dow Jones Business News reported Wednesday. Marietta Cauchi writes Carr announced his plans for the company a few hours after he was officially appointed to succeed Dick Olver, who will step down in the first quarter […] More

BAE Systems will hire 293 college graduates and trainees in the U.K. this year, 130 of whom will work for the firm’s cyber and security business arm, Detica. The recruitment drive is part of the company’s efforts to help address a growing skills gap in the U.K. cybersecurity sector, BAE Systems Detica said Wednesday. Martin Sutherland, […] More

BAE Systems has awarded Curtiss-Wright Controls a potential $75 million million contract to design the processing hardware for the fire control system on the U.S. Army‘s Bradley infantry fighting vehicle. This contract is part of an award BAE won in September 2012 to develop an engineering change proposal for the vehicle, Curtiss-Wright said June 4. […] More

BAE Systems is partnering with state owned Polish Defense Holding for an upcoming tracked fighting vehicle program for the European country, according to a Defense News article. Andrew Chuter writes that the companies are expected to sign an official partnership agreement Wednesday to compete for the Polish military’s contract of 600 25-ton-plus tracked fighting vehicles. Under the […] More

BAE Systems Plc has eyed Sir Roger Carr, chairman of British utility firm Centrica, to help lead the company as its next chairman and succeed Dick Olver, the Daily Telegraph reported Saturday. James Quinn writes the company could wrap up its appointment Carr within the coming weeks. BAE's nominations committee and Nick Rose, who leads […] More

BAE Systems has entered a memorandum of understanding with lighting solutions provider Emteq to jointly work on BAE's cabin management system. IntelliCabin is designed to integrate cabin functions so flight crew members can better serve passengers, BAE said Thursday. The companies aim to market BAE's product in the commercial aircraft original equipment manufacturer and airline […] More

BAE Systems Plc has entered into a contract to provide Saudi Arabia with fighter jets as part of the company's efforts to grow this year amid sequestration in the United States, This is Money reported. Roger Baird writes BAE Systems has kept Saudi Arabia as its key customer and started building 72 European Typhoon jets […] More

Boeing is partnering with BAE Systems to provide Boeing’s Chinook heavy-lift helicopters with a fly-by-wire capability by 2018, according to a Flight Global article. The companies will be developing and integrating an active parallel actuator subsystem that they will install on the CH-47F and MH-47G helicopters and expect flight testing in early 2015. With APAS, Chinooks […] More

A team comprised of BAE Systems and Iveco Defence Vehicles has finished a series of tests on a marine personnel carrier under a contract with the U.S. Marine Corps. The evaluations aimed to validate the MPC’s maneuverability both on land and at sea as well as its ability to carry a reinforced Marine rifle squad, […] More

A closed down BAE Systems tank factory located in Newcastle has been purchased by the Reece Group for an undisclosed amount in order to transfer work from existing Reece Group sites, according to a BBC article. Reece Group chairman John Reece said the company will also acquire plant and machinery from the Scotswood, Newcastle facility in […] More

BAE Systems Detica has unveiled an analytics and investigation product intended to help the government and commercial clients protect their information from cyber threats. CyberReveal is designed to process records from devices to help analysts view the activity of an entire information technology infrastructure and identify emerging attacks, BAE said Monday. Martin Sutherland, Detica managing […] More