BAE Systems , ( LON:BA ) has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by Plasan North America to provide armoring solutions and components for All Terrain Vehicles () bound for deployment in Afghanistan.
The contract with Plasan underscores BAE Systems on-going and long-standing commitment to American troops and the program.
“Our history of support for the program ranges from designing and developing three variants, to supplying critical components on every platform, including—with... Read Full Story
The UK Ministry of Defence has contracted BAE Systems to maintain its Harrier GR7/9 ground attack aircraft for the next nine years, but programme officials say the bulk of the fleet could fly until 2022 without major additional work. Worth £574 million ($850 million), the Harrier Platform Availability Contract will deliver "depth" maintenance and technical support services for the short take-off and vertical landing type at Royal Air Force base Cottesmore in Rutland. Building on previous... Read Full Story
BAE Systems has been awarded a £450 million contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) under a partnering arrangement that will see the RAF’s Typhoon aircraft maintained and supported by the Company. This will not only ensure the availability of the Typhoon fleet to meet its standing and future operational commitments but will also create 150 new jobs within BAE Systems and sustain a further 350 at its peak. The contract, known as TAS (Typhoon Availability Service), draws on best practice... Read Full Story
BAE Systems is to receive a non-competitive contract to develop and implement an in-service support system for the Royal Air Force's future fleet of Nimrod MRA4 maritime patrol and surveillance aircraft. To be placed on 31 January, the deal will be worth between an initial £20 million ($29.1 million) and £100 million, according to a contract notice issued by the UK Defence Equipment and Support organisation on 14 January. The company says the deal is the latest in a sequence of awards... Read Full Story
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract worth up to US $65.8 million from the Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) Alliance to provide the Mk 45 Mod 4 Gun for the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyers (AWD). The contract, managed by Raytheon Australia for the AWD Alliance, calls for BAE Systems to deliver a total of three gun systems, which will be part of each AWD's surface warfare package that includes the mission of firing extended range munitions in support of land... Read Full Story
BAE Systems successfully fired the first round from the first XM1203 Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) Cannon prototype at a U.S. Army test site. “The first firing of a cannon using an onboard power system is a significant achievement for our soldiers and the Future Combat Systems (FCS) program. Now we have a Manned Ground Vehicle that can demonstrate its battlefield mission,” said Mark Signorelli, vice president of Army Programs at BAE Systems. The system’s predecessor, the NLOS Cannon Firing... Read Full Story
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BAE Systems brings combat-proven operational pedigree and the latest environmental technology to the European market with the new Euro V compliant Global Tactical Vehicle (GTV). The latest addition to the company’s Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles () is on display on the BAE Systems stand at the Defence Systems & Equipment International 2009 (DSEi) exhibition.
The tough Euro V emission control regulations on engine design call for... Read Full Story
BAE Systems has unveiled the latest member of its UAS (unmanned autonomous system) family, the Fury, that enables the remote firing of missiles over the battlefield. Fury is an armed reconnaissance and close air support UAS featuring the latest generation mission systems avionics, a newly developed stores management system and a proven weapon guidance system, a BAE Systems statement said here Thursday. Unveiled to coincide with the start of a major autonomous systems exhibition in San Diego... Read Full Story
Mahindra & Mahindra will set up a Joint Venture (JV) with a global defence and aerospace company BAE systems on land systems for the Indian market, after being approved by the Indian Foreign Investment Promotions Board. As per the Foreign Direct Investment regulations, Mahindra will hold equity of 74% and BAE systems will have the remaining 26%. The two companies plan to commence the JV operations in the early part of the second quarter of 2009. Read more Read Full Story
BAE Systems and VT Group have signed the final legally binding agreement to form their shipbuilding naval support joint venture called BVT Surface Fleet. Under the terms of the deal, which are substantially unchanged from those set out in the framework agreement in July, BVT will be owned 45% by VT and 55% by BAE Systems. BVT will combine VT's and BAE Systems' respective surface warship and through-life naval support businesses, including their 50% stakes in Fleet Support Limited. VT has an... Read Full Story
