A team of British engineers based in Portsmouth has successfully demonstrated a new type of autonomous submarine, developed specifically for military use, off the south coast of England. The vessel, called Herne, is what is known as an Extra Large…
Construction has begun officially on the first Hunter-class Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) frigate, marking another significant step in delivering the RAN’s enhanced lethality surface combatant fleet. The piece of steel cut during the commencement ceremony forms part of the under-structure support for…
The Australian government has announced that Australia’s fleet of SSN‑AUKUS submarines will be built at Osborne, South Australia, by a joint venture between government-owned ASC Pty Limited and BAE Systems Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and UK Defence Secretary…
BAE Systems has fellow UK firm acquired Malloy Aeronautics for an undisclosed amount. Berkshire-based Malloy Aeronautics designs and supplies all-electric Uncrewed Air Vehicles (UAV) to both civil and military customers. Malloy Aeronautics Malloy Aeronautics will become part of FalconWorks, the research…
BAE Systems’ US subsidiary, in collaboration with Moog, has successfully tested its Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) Counter-Uncrewed Aircraft System (C-UAS) prototype during a live fire demonstration in Arizona. In various realistic battlefield scenarios at the Big Sandy range in Kingman,…
The next phase of design work on the SSN-AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine has begun following the awarding of £4 billions ($7.63 billion) worth of contracts to three British prime contractors. The signing of the Detailed Design and Long Leads (D2L2) Phase…
UK firms BAE Systems and QinetiQ have signed a framework agreement which will see both parties collaborate on the development of autonomous Uncrewed Air Systems (UAS) and mission management systems. The framework agreement will explore the potential to collaborate and…
British engineers have successfully completed a stratospheric flight trial of BAE Systems’ High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS), PHASA-35. Over a 24-hour period, PHASA-35 soared to more than 66,000 feet before landing successfully. The trial, at Spaceport…
BAE Systems has launched a new division within its Warton, UK-based Air Sector called FalconWorks™. It is a new centre for advanced and agile research and development designed to deliver a range of cutting-edge combat air capabilities to the UK and…
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has allocated GBP£650 million (AUD$1.2 billion) to the tri-national Global Combat Air Program (GCAP). This funding will help take the sixth-generation air combat program, which the UK is pursuing in partnership with Italy and…