Meopta, the Czech optical specialist, will lend its line-of-sight expertise to BAE Systems in support of the CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV). Meopta’s appointment forms part of a newly penned Memorandum of Understanding signed at NATO Days 2017 in Ostrava, the Czech Republic. Up for discussion was the potential for local ...
The Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin has announced a new £18 million contract to support the Royal Navy’s air defence fleet and sustain jobs in Chelmsford. The contract will ensure the continued availability of the battle-winning Long Range Radar (LRR) equipment on the UK’s six Type 45 Destroyers, including maintenance and repairs. The ...
BAE Systems engineers have developed a low cost, lightweight, flexible system that can block dangerous laser light to protect pilots and flight crew from hostile attacks. The protection comprises of a film that is selective in the way it prevents laser transmission, meaning a high level of natural light through can ...
BAE Systems has been contracted to carry out a comprehensive $139.8M modernisation of the USS Tortuga on behalf of the U.S. Navy. The USS Tortuga will soon undergo a 16 month restoration at BAE Systems’ Norfolk shipyard in Virginia. Within the contract there are further options that, if exercised, will raise its ...