Tag: BAE Systems

Game-Changing Weapon Tested on Typhoon to Counter Drones

Steve Schneider - April 9, 2026

BAE Systems successfully tested its APKWS® laser-guidance kit on a UK Eurofighter Typhoon, demonstrating a cost-effective, precision strike capability against ground targets. The trial, conducted...

BATS Takes Flight: Fast-Tracked Defense Against Drone Swarms

Steve Schneider - March 18, 2026

BAE Systems is developing a rapid-response counter-drone system called BATS (BAE Systems Anti Threat System) to tackle the growing threat of hostile drones. The system...

New Solar Powered High Altitude UAV to Stay Airborne for a Year

Steve Schneider - May 4, 2018

A new solar high altitude long endurance (HALE) UAV is in the works. Prismatic and B.A.E Systems are working closely on developing the UAV...

Zumwalt Advanced Gun System May Finally Get its Ammo

Steve Schneider - July 5, 2017

In late 2016 we found out the US Navy couldn’t fire its awesome new gun aboard the USS Zumwalt because the Long Range Land...

Next-Gen Threat Detection to Improve U.S. Military Aircraft Survivability

Steve Schneider - April 26, 2017

In a recent press release, BAE Systems stated they have developed a next-generation 3-demensional advanced warning system (3DAWS) that will greatly increase aircraft survivability....

Zumwalt Set to Replace LRLAP With Raytheon’s Excalibur Round

Steve Schneider - December 23, 2016

USNI News is reporting that the U.S. Navy is looking to replace the Zumwalt's overpriced $1 million dollar LRLAP with Raytheon's Excalibur, which costs...

U.S. Navy awards BAE Systems $192 Million Contract for Work on New DDG 1000 ships

The Editors - November 25, 2016

The contract has an initial award of $10.3 million and a maximum value of $192.7 million for work through September 2021. “We’re pleased with the...

Britain’s New Aircraft Carrier is Less Than Six Months Away From Sea Trials

The Editors - November 2, 2016

HM Naval Base Portsmouth is being readied for the arrival of the biggest warships ever constructed in the UK, the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft...

U.S. Navy Developing Underwater Navigation System for Unmanned Vehicles

The Editors - June 17, 2016

Source: BAE Systems DARPA has selected BAE Systems for its POSYDON – Positioning System for Deep Ocean Navigation – program. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects...

USAF Arming F-16’s and A-10’s With Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System

The Editors - June 10, 2016

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

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