DefenceTalkBritish military equipment maker BAE Systems said Thursday that it won a record-high number of orders last year, the start of which saw Russia invade Ukraine. Orders totaled pound37.1 billion ($44.7 billion) in 2022, and BAE said it expected “renewed importance of armored combat vehicles in the Ukraine conflict to benefit” the group going forward. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/bae-systems-announces-record-military-orders-79892/

DefenceTalkBritish military equipment maker BAE Systems on Thursday said annual net profit jumped over a third following asset disposals, while its shares were a rare riser after Russia attacked Ukraine. Net profit jumped 35 percent to pound1.76 billion ($2.36 billion) last year, compared with 2020, BAE said in an earnings statement. BAE profited also from […]https://www.defencetalk.com/defence-giant-bae-systems-grows-profits-shares-rise-78058/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkBAE Systems has received an order from the Norwegian Army for 20 additional CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles to increase the combat power of its existing fleet. The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency awarded the more than $50 million contract that will increase the Army’s fleet to 164 vehicles as part of its effort to grow and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/norwegian-army-adding-20-cv90s-to-its-fleet-76788/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkBAE Systems has proposed its ARCHER howitzer in response to the U.S. Army’s request for proposals for a 155 mm wheeled gun system. ARCHER is a fully automated weapon system that provides highly responsive and versatile fire support to troops in combat. BAE Systems is offering ARCHER for participation in the Army’s plans to conduct […]https://www.defencetalk.com/archer-wheeled-howitzer-offered-for-us-armys-155-mm-gun-system-76518/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkBAE Systems has unveiled the newest addition to its unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) portfolio, the Riptide™ UUV-12. The 12” diameter vehicle is the company’s entry into the medium UUV market – joining three small UUV variants – and marks the first new vehicle since last year’s acquisition of Riptide Autonomous Solutions. “The Riptide UUV-12 system […]https://www.defencetalk.com/riptide-uuv-12-launches-bae-into-medium-unmanned-undersea-vehicle-market-76376/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe Intelligence Knowledge Environment is a framework of modular data and artificial intelligence analytic capabilities built to autonomously transform information into knowledge The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems an initial order under its Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) Capability Drop 2 Program. The multiple award, Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity contract is worth up to $823 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-awards-distributed-common-ground-system-capability-drop-2-76012/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkSeven companies representing the breadth of innovation across the UK have signed agreements to progress opportunities to work on future combat air concepts and underpinning technologies across Team Tempest. The companies involved include Bombardier Belfast, Collins Aerospace in the UK, GE Aviation UK, GKN Aerospace, Martin-Baker, QinetiQ, and Thales UK. This is the first phase […]https://www.defencetalk.com/future-combat-air-continues-to-drive-economic-advance-across-the-uk-75949/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkBAE Systems received $179 million in total awards from the U.S. Army as part of the Limited Interim Missile Warning System (LIMWS) Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) program. This award includes orders for the first two production lots and funding to enable fielding of the next-generation Missile Warning System (MWS). The MWS provides aircrews with advanced […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-orders-next-generation-missile-warning-systems-75916/

DefenceTalkBAE Systems has been awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin to design and manufacture next-generation infrared seekers for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system, providing critical targeting technology that helps protect the U.S. and its allies from ballistic missiles. The sensor design work will improve the missile defense system’s ability to neutralize […]https://www.defencetalk.com/developing-advanced-seekers-for-ballistic-missile-defense-system-74861/

DefenceTalkEvery year BAE Systems hosts representatives from the group of nations who operate the CV90 to share information that helps continuously evolve the Infantry Fighting Vehicle’s capabilities as an advanced and affordable combat vehicle. They are known as members of the CV90 Club and they come from all over Europe. The topics discussed are broad […]https://www.defencetalk.com/cv90-infantry-fighting-vehicle-innovating-by-warfighters-for-warfighters-74575/