Articles By: BAE Systems
BAE Systems Submits Bid for Battle-Winning FRES Vehicle
FARNBOROUGH, UK: BAE Systems will submit its bid for the British Army’s most important program on Thursday 5 November. The bid is for “Recce Block 1”, the £2bn first phase of the FRES SV (Future Rapid Effect System – Specialist Vehicles) program. The Scout variant will give British troops a much-needed replacement for the aging [...]
Typhoon Availability Contract to Support Royal Saudi Air Force Operations
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: The Royal Saudi Air Force has commenced flying operations following the delivery of the first 4 of 72 Typhoon aircraft to the Royal Saudi Air Force. To support this, the Governments of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom have reached agreement on detailed arrangements under the Salam Support Solution [...]
Army Orders Prototype Paladin Integrated Management Vehicles
YORK, Pa: BAE Systems has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Army Tank Automotive & Armaments Command for the procurement and fabrication of five prototype M109A6 Paladin Integrated Management (PIM) self-propelled howitzer vehicles and two prototype M992A2 Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicles (FAASV). The total contract value is $63.9 million. “The Paladin provides critical [...]
New Combat ID System That Helps Reduce Friendly-Fire Incidents
ABERDEEN, Md: BAE Systems, Inc. and Thales recently demonstrated the newest version of their jointly developed combat identification system to U.S. Army officials at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, marking the first time the system was demonstrated with a large, crew-served weapon on a U.S. vehicle. The new version of the combat identification, or CID, system [...]
Royal Navy’s Most Advanced Attack Submarine Prepares for Sea Trials
BARROW-IN-FURNESS, UK: The largest, most powerful and stealthiest nuclear attack submarine ever built for the Royal Navy is preparing to leave the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness for sea trials. BAE Systems is responsible for the design, build and initial in-service support for the Astute submarine class currently under construction at the company’s shipyard in [...]
BAE Systems Debuts New Generation Fighting Vehicle
LONDON, UK: BAE Systems launched the latest 6×6 addition to the battle-proven RG range at the Defence Systems & Equipment International (DSEi) exhibition today – the RG35 Mine Protected multi-purpose fighting vehicle. RG35 combines the high levels of survivability of the RG31 Mine Protected Vehicle with much of the tactical capability of a modern combat [...]
BAE Systems Unveils Contender for British Army Recce Vehicle
LONDON, UK: BAE Systems has released the first images of its new demonstrator vehicle for the Scout variant of the multi-billion pound UK FRES SV (Future Rapid Effect System Specialist Vehicles) competition. The vehicle is based on a modified version of its highly-successful CV90 chassis with an all-new turret and cannon. The UK-developed turret will [...]
Technology to Combat Piracy In the High Seas
LONDON, UK: A sophisticated electronic early warning system aimed at combating soaring levels of piracy on the high seas has been developed by engineers at BAE Systems. The company is working in partnership with major ship owners, to assess commercial requirements in order to create the most effective solution to this increasing threat to maritime [...]
BAE Systems New Global Tactical Vehicle Makes Its Debut
LONDON, UK: 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 (FMTV) is on display on the BAE Systems stand at the Defence Systems & Equipment International 2009 [...]


