TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 5, 2018 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will provide its MK 41 vertical launching system for the Type 26 Global Combat Ship that BAE Systems is building for the U.K. navy, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The system will serve to launch anti-air, anti-submarine, surface-to-surface and strike-length missiles from the vessels, …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 13, 2018 — BAE Systems has teamed with Harris (NYSE: HRS) and MBDA‘s U.K. business to perform ground-based tests on aircraft payload bays for weapons, fuel tanks and other equipment, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The tests were held at the BAE site in Warton, Lancashire, and sought to …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 9, 2018 — BAE Systems will perform repairs, maintenance and updates on the U.S. Navy‘s USS Pearl Harbor under a potential $36.3 million contract for the dock landing ship’s restricted availability in fiscal year 2018, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company’s San Diego-based ship repair business will work …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 6, 2018 — L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) has joined the BAE Systems-led team that will offer the Type 26 Global Combat Ship for Australia’s potential $27.4 billion SEA5000 Future Frigate program, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. BAE’s power and propulsion team tapped L3 to provide the Integrated Platform Management System, controls and instrumentation for the …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 2, 2018 — BAE Systems will conduct a demonstration of its target seeker technology for the second phase of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program as part of a $13.1 million contract from the U.S. Air Force, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The Defense Department said Wednesday BAE’s New Hampshire-based information and …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 1, 2018 — BAE Systems will provide updated precision guidance kits to the U.S. Army under an $8 million contract in efforts to increase the accuracy of 155-millimeter artillery munitions, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday the contract from the Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium covers the delivery of …

BAE Systems‘ land and armaments unit in the U.S. will support the production of howitzers and ammunition carrier vehicles under a potential $148.9 million contract modification from the U.S. Army. The modification award to BAE Systems Land and Armaments covers early procurement material for M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzer and M992A3 Carrier Ammunition Tracked …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 31, 2018 — BAE Systems has delivered the River-class HMS Forth offshore patrol vessel to the U.K. defense ministry in preparation for its commissioning into naval service later this year, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday U.K. Defense Procurement Minister Guto Bebb formally accepted HMS Forth, which will …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 29, 2018 — BAE Systems has unveiled an updated version of its CV90 infantry fighting vehicle that the company plans to offer for the Czech Republic’s armored vehicle procurement effort, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday the CV90 MkIV, which it introduced during the International Armored Vehicles Conference in the U.K., features …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 22, 2018 — BAE Systems has developed a microwave close-in weapon system that it hopes to install on U.S. Navy vessels to supplement the Mk38 defense platform and counter threats such as aircraft, drones, missiles and other ships, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The Drive reported Thursday the technology is comprised of planar …