The Royal Air Force Test and Evaluation pilots at RAF Coningsby are putting the Eurofighter Typhoon through its paces following a new package of advanced weapons, software and avionics enhancements. The work is a major part of Project Centurion – the programme to ensure seamless transition of capability from the Tornado ...
Engineers based at BAE Systems’ site in Telford, Shropshire are testing an integrated Bluetooth and sensing technology which reports the remaining service-life of military bridging systems. The new ‘fatigue monitoring’ technology continuously detects the stress and strain on bridges designed to be used by tanks such as the Challenger® 2, which weighs ...
The first steel on the new Type 26 Frigates has been cut by Defence Secretary Michael Fallon. During the ceremony, held at BAE Systems Shipyard in Glasgow, the Defence Secretary also revealed that the first ship will be named after the city where it is being built, Glasgow. The name is particularly ...
The first testing service for autonomous maritime vehicles is to be delivered by BAE Systems. With a grant awarded of £457,000 from Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), the service is due to be launched later this year. Based around Portsmouth, Southampton and the South East of the Isle of Wight, BAE Systems ...