BAE Systems

Apr- 2025 -

17 April

Americas

Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit fire an M777 Howitzer during a fire mission in northern Syria as part of Operation Inherent Resolve

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army Revives M777 Howitzer Production With $162M BAE Contract

The US Army has contracted BAE Systems to produce M777 major lightweight howitzer structures for $162 million.

11 April

Arms

Scorpio-XR is an advanced, cannon-launched projectile under development for defeat of fixed and moving targets in contested environments at twice the range of existing cannon-launched precision guided munitions.

Christine Casimiro

BAE Unveils ‘Scorpio-XR’ With Double the Range of Conventional Artillery

BAE Systems has announced it is developing the “Scorpio-XR,” an advanced, long-range precision munition under the Hypervelocity Projectile program.

Mar- 2025 -

24 March

Sea

Artists impression of the new DREADNOUGHT CLASS. The Dreadnought class of ballistic submarines for the Royal Navy is now being built. Successor was the name for the programme of delivering these submarines for the Royal Navy until the first boat was named in October 2016. This is the enduring commitment of the Navy's dedication to continuous at sea deterrence (CASD) since April 1969.

Rojoef Manuel

BAE Systems Lays Keel of UK Navy’s Lead Dreadnought Nuclear Submarine

BAE Systems has laid the keel of the UK Royal Navy’s first Dreadnought-class nuclear submarine in Barrow-in-Furness, England.

21 March

Middle East

BAE Systems successfully tested its APKWS laser-guidance kits with High-Explosive Anti-Tank Anti-Personnel Anti-Materiel warheads

Joe Saballa

US OKs Sale of 2,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapons to Saudi Arabia

The US State Department has approved a foreign military sale of laser-guided Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems II to Saudi Arabia.

19 March

Sea

Giulia Bernacchi

BAE Systems to Provide Bofors 40 Mk4 Naval Gun for Colombian Navy

BAE Systems has received a contract from Damen Naval to provide a Bofors 40 Mk4 naval gun system for the Colombian Navy’s PES frigate.

17 March

Cyber

Rojoef Manuel

MilDef to Supply Cybersecurity Components for BAE Systems CV90 Vehicles

Military tech developer MilDef has received a contract to deliver ruggedized cybersecurity equipment for BAE Systems Hägglunds’ CV90 tracked armored combat vehicles.

Jan- 2025 -

31 January

Americas

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) fires its Mk 45 5-inch gun.

Giulia Bernacchi

US Navy Contracts BAE Systems to Upgrade More Mk 45 Naval Guns

The US Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $70-million contract to upgrade its Mk 45 5-inch naval gun systems to the Mod 4 configuration.

30 January

Sea

Rojoef Manuel

BAE Systems to Modernize Combat Management Systems of British Warships

UK Defence Equipment & Support has awarded BAE Systems a contract to update the combat management systems of Royal Navy warships.

20 January

Americas

Network Tactical Common Data Link (NTCDL) improves data exchange between platforms across land, sea, and air to provide warfighters with an integrated tactical network.

Giulia Bernacchi

US Navy Awards BAE $85M Network Tactical Common Data Link Contract

BAE Systems has secured an $85-million contract to produce and deliver additional Network Tactical Common Data Link systems for the US Navy.

15 January

Sea

Rendering of Hunter Class frigate at sea.

Giulia Bernacchi

L3Harris to Equip Australian Hunter Frigates With Integrated Management System

L3Harris has secured a contract to provide its Integrated Platform Management System onboard the Australian Navy’s Hunter-class frigates.

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