A business unit of BAE Systems will drydock, maintain and modernize the USS Wasp amphibious assault ship for the U.S. Navy under a potential $237.7M contract. The company said Tuesday its Norfolk Ship Repair business in Virginia will commence work on the vessel's mechanical, tank and hull systems in February.

BAE Systems' Norfolk Ship Repair business in Virginia has won a potential one-year, $100.5M U.S. Navy contract to perform docking selected restricted availability work on the USS Stout guided missile destroyer.

BAE Systems has allocated $100M to construct a new facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to support defense and aerospace programs under the company’s recently purchased navigation and sensor systems segment.

Marcia Altgilbers, director of competitive intelligence and price to win at BAE Systems Inc., told ArchIntel in a recent interview that ethical awareness, analytical and critical thinking and business acumen are the primary skills that she is looking for CI practitioners. She also discussed how artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies are helping data analysts in their work.

A Rockville, Maryland-based unit of BAE Systems has won a potential five-year, $94M contract to help the U.S. Navy integrate manned and unmanned aircraft systems intended for communications, sensing, control and weapons operation. BAE's technology solutions and services business will provide integration support to the Naval Air Warfare Command Aircraft Division under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Department of Defense said Thursday.

BAE Systems has been awarded a $91.9M contract modification to continue manufacturing explosive materials for the U.S. Army at a government-owned, contractor-operated ammunition factory in Tennessee.

A BAE Systems subsidiary has been awarded a potential $189.3M contract to help the U.S. Navy update and maintain a remotely-controlled system used to destroy mine threats.

BAE Systems has acquired Techmodal, a Bristol-based data company with approximately 120 employees and 30 associates, to strengthen technology and data portfolio. Techmodal became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the British contractor on Aug. 19, BAE announced Wednesday.

BAE Systems' ship repair business in San Diego has won a potential $117.8M U.S. Navy contract to help the Chief of Naval Operations prepare for a scheduled depot maintenance of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Preble.

BAE Systems has received a $19M contract from the U.S. Marine Corps to design a wargaming center prototype that will incorporate artificial intelligence, machine learning, data analytics, modeling and simulation processes.