BAE Systems is a UK headquartered defense corporation that is recognized for Business Expansion and Product Launches in the 2022 Naval Technology Excellence Awards.
The company won a number of significant contracts during the research period including from the US Navy for the sustainment of air traffic control systems as well as the provision of shore-based landing systems integration (LSI) support and support for instrument carrier and instrument landing systems (ICLS/ILS).
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The Royal Navy also called on the company for the installation of Shared Infrastructure (SI) and Sandbox private clouds to the second Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales.
Fleet maintenance was another busy area with the company winning two contracts from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) under the Future Maritime Support Programme (FMSP), and one from the US Navy to continue providing lifecycle sustainment, integration, as well as engineering services to support US aircraft carriers.
Fleet maintenance was another busy area with the company winning two contracts from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD)
The company has also been contracted for naval aviation maintenance, working as a subcontractor for another company to support the maintenance works of the US Marine Corps’ AV-8B Harrier II fleet and signing a contract with the US Navy to demonstrate a new radio frequency countermeasure (RFCM) system for the next-generation P-8A Poseidon military aircraft.
BAE Systems has also been working on different service vessels, completing the planned maintenance period of the British Royal Navy’s new River-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) HMS Medway, as well as receiving a $184m US Marine Corps (USMC) full-rate production (FRP) contract for additional amphibious combat vehicles (ACV), as well as delivering their first amphibious combat vehicle command (ACV-C) variant to the US Marine Corps.
In regards to weapons systems the company won a $164m US Navy design contract for the mechanical portion of the Mk 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) as well as separately for the manufacture of next-generation missile seekers for the long-range anti-ship missile (LRASM). The company was also awarded a contract to deliver naval guns for the Belgian-Dutch Mine CounterMeasures Vessels (MCMV) programme; and was contracted by the Australian Department of Defence for round production of the next-generation Nulka decoys and launcher systems,
Finally the company launched the UK Royal Navy’s fifth Astute-class nuclear submarine, Anson, at its Barrow-in-Furness site in Cumbria.
Company Profile
BAE Systems is a defense contractor and systems integrator. The company provides defense, aerospace, and security solutions related to air, land and maritime. BAE’s product offerings include advanced electronics, cybersecurity and intelligence, information technology solutions, and support services.
The company designs, manufactures, and supplies military aircraft, space systems, surface ships, submarines, avionics, radars, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems, electronic systems, torpedoes, and guided weapon systems. It serves government and commercial customers.
The company’s business presence across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa, and Central and South America. BAE is headquartered in London, the UK.
