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BAE Systems’ U.S. subsidiary plans to move to a new headquarters in Falls Church, Va., from its current main office on Wilson Blvd. in Arlington beginning in mid-2020. The company said Monday it signed a lease agreement to occupy office space at 2941 Fairview Park Dr. after conducting a comprehensive study on area facilities, workforce needs and regional […] 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
Diane Dempsey, director of small business programs at BAE Systems‘ U.S. arm, accepted the 2018 Chairman’s Award for Minority Supplier Development Leader of the Year from the Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council at a ceremony held last week in National Harbor, Md. Dempsey said in a statement released Friday the company partners with businesses that […] More
The U.S. Air Force plans to procure 22 lightly armed variants of the Cessna Caravan aircraft to deliver to allied governments for use in surveillance missions, FlightGlobal reported Monday. A notice posted Friday on FedBizOpps states that the Air Force wants potential vendors to supply AC-208 planes that are equipped with various weapons and sensors. Interested companies […] More
A team led by BAE Systems has secured a $227.5 million contract from the British defense ministry to update the power and propulsion systems of the U.K. navy’s fleet of Type 45 destroyers. The defense ministry said Wednesday the Power Improvement Project will replace two generators of all six Type 45 ships with three larger units that will […] More
A BAE Systems subsidiary has landed a contract worth potentially $775 million to modernize the Australian military’s over-the-horizon radar platform, Defence Connect reported Monday. The report said BAE’s Australian subsidiary will aim to extend the operational life of the Jindalee Operational Radar Network beyond 2042 as part of the 10-year Project Air 2025 Phase 6 mission. JORN was built in the […] More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the U.S. Air Force have tested a BAE Systems-made on-board software that works to deliver information to operators and pilots in environments where communications can be disrupted. BAE said Tuesday DARPA and the Air Force Research Laboratory conducted an 11-day flight test of the semi-autonomous Distributed Battle Management software. DBM is designed to […] More
BAE Systems, Harris and MBDA‘s U.K. business have collaborated on ground-based tests that sought to demonstrate the release of a full-sized payload from an aircraft cargo bay. A team of engineers used BAE’s test facility in Warton, England, to conduct full-scale ground trials in an effort to better understand the aircraft bay environment, the British defense company said […] More
BAE Systems has secured a contract from Lockheed Martin to modernize head-up displays of the United Arab Emirates’ F-16 fighter aircraft fleet. The British defense contractor said Thursday it will replace the fleet’s analog HUDs with digital displays using its Digital Light Engine technology. Lockheed received a potential $1.6 billion order from UAE in November 2017 to upgrade the […] More
A team of BAE Systems and Iveco Defence Vehicles has submitted its proposal to the U.S. Marine Corps for the production of amphibious combat vehicles. BAE said Tuesday its offering for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle 1.1 program demonstrated a capacity to launch from an amphibious ship and return after a 12 nautical mile open ocean swim. The Marine […] More
A Babcock-led industry team will vie for the British defense ministry’s $1.7 billion Type 31e general purpose light frigate program. Babcock said Monday the Team 31 industry group includes Thales, BMT, Harland & Wolff and Ferguson Marine. Team 31 will build on the achievements of the Aircraft Carrier Alliance — a partnership of Babcock, BAE Systems, […] More
A new Research and Markets report forecasts that the air defense system market will experience a 5.74 percent compound annual growth rate and reach nearly $45.2 billion by 2024. The company said Wednesday increased military spending on efforts to develop air and missile defense systems, evolution of warfare and geopolitical challenges worldwide are among the factors that will drive market […] More
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