Report: BAE in Negotiations for Potential Ball Aerospace Unit Acquisition

BAE Systems is in discussions with Westminster, Colorado-based Ball Corp. (NYSE: BALL) to purchase the latter’s aerospace division in a potential deal worth more than $5 billion.

If an agreement is reached, the British defense contractor would take over the business that manufactures instruments and sensors for military, aerospace and national security applications.

The division reportedly drew interest from private equity firms Blackstone (NYSE: BX) and Veritas Capital Fund Management and defense contractors General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and Textron (NYSE: TXT).

Ball wants to divest its aerospace unit, which constituted 13 percent of its net sales in 2022, to focus on its core packaging operations and reduce debt.

Sponsor

Stay ahead in GovCon

Join thousands of government contractors who rely on GovCon Wire for the latest updates in federal spending, bid opportunities, and compliance changes.

Whether you’re new to the space or scaling up, our brief keeps you informed and ready to act.

I'm Interested In:

GovConWire Daily Briefings

Email Address *

First Name *

Last Name

Position

Company

White House. President Donald Trump has signed into law the $901 billion fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.

Trump Signs $901B FY 2026 Defense Authorization Bill Into Law

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act, which authorizes $900.6 billion in funding for…

MDA Expands SHIELD Pool With 1,086 Additional Awards for Golden Dome

The Missile Defense Agency has issued a second tranche of awards under its Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense contract,…

Todd Probert, president for US government at HawEye 360. Probert said HawkEye 360 will combine RF data with ISA's processing

HawkEye 360 Acquires Signals Processing Tech Provider ISA

HawkEye 360, provider of space-based signals intelligence, has acquired Innovative Signal Analysis, a Dallas, Texas-based company manufacturing high-performance signal-processing technologies.…

Partnership. BigBear.ai and C Speed partnered to deliver an AI-enabled threat detection platform for national security.

BigBear.ai, C Speed Partner to Deliver AI-Enabled Threat Detection Capability

BigBear.ai and C Speed, a platform company of NewSpring Holdings, have partnered to combine their capabilities to deliver an artificial…

Chris Brown. Virtualitics appoints Chris Brown as public sector chief technology officer.

Virtualitics Appoints Chris Brown as Public Sector CTO

Virtualitics has appointed Chris Brown as its public sector chief technology officer, adding a senior technology executive with decades of…

John Martinez, chief legal officer at Maximus. Martinez will join Parsons from Maximus in February

John Martinez to Succeed Mike Kolloway as Parsons’ Chief Legal Officer

Parsons has appointed John Martinez as its next chief legal officer, effective Feb. 16. Martinez succeeds Mike Kolloway, who has…

State Department Seal. The Department of State has approved Taiwan's eight foreign military sales requests.

State Department Clears Taiwan’s $1B FMS Requests for C2 & Weapons Systems, Helicopter Parts

The Department of State has approved eight foreign military sales requests to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office, or…

Government contracting. GAO reported a 6 percent drop in the number of bid protests in FY 2025.

GAO: Bid Protests Dropped 6% in FY 2025

The Government Accountability Office reported that 1,688 bid protests were filed in fiscal year 2025 to challenge federal contract awards,…

DHA seal. The Defense Health Agency awarded Humana, Evernorth and Ipsos contracts for services for the TRICARE program.

DHA Awards $8.1B TRICARE Contract to Humana, Evernorth & Ipsos

The Defense Health Agency awarded a combined $8.07 billion in contracts to Humana Government Business, Evernorth Federal Services and Ipsos Public Affairs…