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Tank ammunition optimisation partnership

Land May 10, 2023

Germany and the UK will work together on the next phase of development for advanced armour-piercing tank ammunition for the Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank. The partnership agreement was signed by DE&S CEO Andy Start, in his role as UK National Armament Director, when he met his German counterpart, Vice Admiral ...

HMS Birmingham steel cut

Maritime April 20, 2023

Steel has been cut on the second batch of Type 26 warships, following a £4.2Bn contract awarded to BAE Systems in November 2022. Minister for Defence Procurement, Alex Chalk KC, marked the occasion at the steel cutting ceremony, with HMS Birmingham becoming the fourth of eight anti-submarine warships being constructed for ...

BAE Systems partners with Home Office to help identify national security risks at UK border

Homeland February 22, 2023

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is partnering with the Home Office to develop data analysis technology that will help protect the UK’s border and simplify processes for traders and travellers. The three-year contract, worth £38 million, will enable Border Force and related agencies to manage, in real time, the vast amounts of ...

BAE Systems delivers 1,000th F-35 Lightning II fuselage

Air February 16, 2023

BAE Systems has delivered the 1,000th rear fuselage to Lockheed Martin for the F-35, the world’s most advanced and capable fifth generation fighter. More than 1,500 employees at the Company’s facilities in Samlesbury, Lancashire, produce the rear fuselage for every F-35 in the global fleet. The first fuselage was delivered to ...