BAE Systems has received a contract with a $400 million ceiling to join a pool of 14 companies that are competing to develop a digital design for the Skyborg unmanned air vehicle (UAV) for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
Industry partners involved in the development of the UK’s Tempest Future Combat Air System claim the initiative will pump £25 billion ($32 billion) into the UK economy over its first 30 years and secure 20,000 jobs between 2026 and 2050.
Prismatic’s PHASA-35 high-altitude pseudo-satellite has been fitted with a sensor payload and been taken through simulated cold soak testing to prepare it for stratospheric flight.
Supersonic business jet developer Aerion has selected BAE Systems to develop and integrate a fly-by-wire flight control system for the AS2 high-speed aircraft.
BAE says the successful firings at the U.S. Army’s Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona show the weapon can allow mounted and dismounted units to engage soft and lightly armored targets.
BAE Systems’ move to bulk up its U.S. defense subsidiary with the acquisitions of a core piece of the erstwhile Rockwell Collins and a competitor unit to rival prime L3Harris Technologies will come at a premium, analysts said.
Rolls-Royce says it is eyeing additional phases of its research into Embedded Electrical Starter Generator tech to look at advanced thermal management systems.
A powered target simulating a cruise missile was shot down by a guided 2.75-in. rocket fired by a Lockheed Martin F-16 to demonstrate a relatively affordable capability to defend bases from attacks by waves of cheap cruise missiles.
Fleet renewal projects at major operators across Europe mean that numerous BAe 146 and Avro RJ regional jetliners are now starting to come out of mainland European airline service, but manufacturer BAE Systems says these aircraft are steadily finding new operators, markets and applications.
