BAE NEWS

AAR and BAE Systems strengthen their cooperation in the regional jet market

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Oct 17^th 2019 |

The cooperation between AAR and BAE Systems Regional Aircraft on regional jet components is picking up speed. On 9th October, the American MRO company announced that i...

BAE Systems abandons its RJ100 cargo conversion programme

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Sept 20^th 2017 |

BAE Systems has suspended its plans to converts Avro RJ100s into cargo aircraft, at least for the time being. The British aircraft manufacturer explains that there are...

Advanced Head-up Display takes flight on multiple platforms

DEFENCE | AEROCONTACT | Tue, Sept 19^th 2017 |

BAE Systems’ LiteHUD® head-up display(HUD) recently took to the skies for its first flight, marking a significant milestone for the technology and the program. I...

U.S. Air Force Deploys APKWS Laser-Guided Rockets on F-16s

DEFENCE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Fri, Jun 10^th 2016 |

The U.S. Air Force has acquired BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWSTM) laser-guided rockets for use in ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan...

U.S. Army Acquires APKWS™ Laser-Guided Rockets for Immediate Deployment

DEFENCE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Wed, Oct 21^st 2015 |

The U.S. Army has procured an initial quantity of BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWSTM) laser-guided rockets for use in ongoing operations in Ir...

BAE Systems provides greater Hawk support

DEFENCE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Tue, Aug 11^th 2015 |

From 1 July 2016, 116 new employees will deliver all maintenance support on the flight line to the Hawk fleet at RAAF Bases Williamtown and Pearce, directly supporting the training of Australia’s next generation of co...

BAE Systems Australia assigned Joint Strike Fighter airframe regional support

DEFENCE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Wed, Feb 11^th 2015 |

Work under the contract will be undertaken in Williamtown, NSW, where BAE Systems currently supports the total sustainment of the Hawk MK 127 Lead-In Fighter fleet. ...

The fastest photographer in the world?

DEFENCE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Fri, Jan 9^th 2015 |

Southport based Chris is a Flight Trials photographer working at BAE Systems in Warton, Lancashire. The role sees Chris flying in a range of aircraft, predominantly Typhoon, but including Tornado and Hawk. His task ...

BAE Systems in the UK will be taking on 710 apprentices in 2015

DEFENCE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Fri, Jan 2^nd 2015 |

Next year's intake surpasses the record set in the previous year by 142 places and includes 45 places for apprentices who will eventually join companies in BAE Systems...

Typhoon fitted with Brimstone missile for the first time

DEFENCE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Mon, Dec 15^th 2014 |

The trial fit is an important milestone in demonstrating the integration of the missile with the aircraft and follows the successful completion of an initial £5M study...

New Intelligent EW System to Counter Evolving Radar Threats

DEFENCE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Mon, Dec 8^th 2014 |

BAE Systems today announced its selection by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for Phase 2 of its Adaptive Radar Countermeasures (ARC) program, aim...

UK F-35B achieves key weapons test milestone

DEFENCE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Tue, Dec 2^nd 2014 |

A UK test team including personnel from BAE Systems, has successfully completed initial aircraft handling trials for ASRAAM and Paveway IV weapons on the F-35B Lightning II aircraft at Patuxent River Naval Air Station...

Rosetta know-how harnessed for UK’s future submarines

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Thu, Nov 27^th 2014 |

BAE Systems and scientists from The Open University have worked together to design new atmosphere monitoring technology for the UK’s future submarine programme, based ...

BAE Systems 6000 training mission milestone

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Mon, Nov 24^th 2014 |

BAE Systems’ Navigation Trainer Project (NTP)’s Airborne Navigation Trainers have completed 6,000 successful training missions for the Australian Defence Force’s School of Air Warfare (SAW). The achievement is a ma...

AIR5428 platform selected for UK military flying training system‏

DEFENCE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Wed, Nov 19^th 2014 |

Tamworth, Australia: BAE Systems Air5428 pilot training platform, Beechcraft’s T-6C military trainer, will be used to train the next generation of United Kingdom milit...