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BAE Systems’ NavGuide™ – A GPS receiver designed with the user in mind

BAE Systems’ NavGuide™ – A GPS receiver designed with the user in mind
BAE Systems’ NavGuide™ – A GPS receiver designed with the user in mind

New, field-installable GPS technology integrates quickly with minimal mission interruption.

Industry criticizes UK defense procurement for lack of ‘deadline mentality,’ investment

Industry criticizes UK defense procurement for lack of ‘deadline mentality,’ investment
Industry criticizes UK defense procurement for lack of ‘deadline mentality,’ investment

Paul Livingston, chief executive of Lockheed Martin UK, suggested a lack of urgency on the part of the government can lead to delays in programs.

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Rad-hard: one company is keeping space systems operating years beyond expected lifetimes

Rad-hard: one company is keeping space systems operating years beyond expected lifetimes
Rad-hard: one company is keeping space systems operating years beyond expected lifetimes

BAE Systems sees two significant trends in radiation-hardened and tolerant solutions in space, and they’re the opposite of each other.

Following mishaps, Marines stand up new training unit aimed at ACV operations

Following mishaps, Marines stand up new training unit aimed at ACV operations
Following mishaps, Marines stand up new training unit aimed at ACV operations

The service’s investigations found “significant differences between the safe operating procedures of the ACV and its predecessor, the Assault Amphibious Vehicle,” according to a Marine Corps statement.

BAE transitioning first set of multi-chip prototypes into EW systems under DoD’s SHIP program

BAE transitioning first set of multi-chip prototypes into EW systems under DoD’s SHIP program
BAE transitioning first set of multi-chip prototypes into EW systems under DoD’s SHIP program

With the delivery of the first set of prototypes, “the pendulum is swinging back to onshoring our own domestic capabilities,” Heidi Shyu, under secretary of defense for research and engineering, told reporters.

After 5-year lapse, second Saudi Eurofighter Typhoon deal not dead – but not close

After 5-year lapse, second Saudi Eurofighter Typhoon deal not dead – but not close
After 5-year lapse, second Saudi Eurofighter Typhoon deal not dead – but not close

“If the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia concluded that a purchase of additional Typhoon aircraft, or an upgrade to their current fleet, matched their capability needs, then we would fully support that and work closely with our Eurofighter Partner Nations,” said a UK MoD spokesperson.

F-35 program’s shift to performance-based logistics on track for end of year

F-35 program’s shift to performance-based logistics on track for end of year
F-35 program’s shift to performance-based logistics on track for end of year

If certain requirements mandated by the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act are met, the new performance-based logistics contract “could be awarded by the end of 2023,” a Joint Program Office spokesman told Breaking Defense.

AMPVs and ACVs spur changes for BAE Systems’ York production line

AMPVs and ACVs spur changes for BAE Systems’ York production line
AMPVs and ACVs spur changes for BAE Systems’ York production line

Assembly of the Army’s new self-propelled howitzer program is moving out of the York facility to make way for an AMPV and ACV “Center of Excellence.”

AMPV full-rate production decision slated for this month, Army officials say

AMPV full-rate production decision slated for this month, Army officials say
AMPV full-rate production decision slated for this month, Army officials say

If approved, the US Army will lean on BAE Systems to ramp up production from 12 vehicles per month to 16 over the next two years.

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STRIX hybrid VTOL Uncrewed Air System

STRIX hybrid VTOL Uncrewed Air System
STRIX hybrid VTOL Uncrewed Air System

A hybrid, tandem wing, multi-domain and multi-role UAS capability, STRIX could be used for a variety of missions including air to ground strike against hostile targets and persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR).

New tech to help ACV in surf zone, general ‘looks forward’ to scrutiny after rocky training cycles

New tech to help ACV in surf zone, general ‘looks forward’ to scrutiny after rocky training cycles
New tech to help ACV in surf zone, general ‘looks forward’ to scrutiny after rocky training cycles

The Marine Corps has stopped and restarted waterborne ACV operations over the past two years due to various training incidents.

DARPA taps Aurora Flight Sciences for CRANE X-Plane design

DARPA taps Aurora Flight Sciences for CRANE X-Plane design
DARPA taps Aurora Flight Sciences for CRANE X-Plane design

The goal of the CRANE program is to pioneer the use of active flow control (AFC) techniques, that allow a pilot to change the aerodynamics of the plane and thus its performance.

Lawmakers: Army should consider new alternatives to extended range howitzer

Lawmakers: Army should consider new alternatives to extended range howitzer
Lawmakers: Army should consider new alternatives to extended range howitzer

Before the Army launches a competition next year to select an ERCA platform integrator, Congress wants to know if a new howitzer is a better option.

UK, Japan and Italy launch Global Combat Air Programme to deliver next generation fighter

UK, Japan and Italy launch Global Combat Air Programme to deliver next generation fighter
UK, Japan and Italy launch Global Combat Air Programme to deliver next generation fighter

“Considering Japan’s enormous economy and unambiguous [fighter] requirement because of its proximity to China and all that that implies, the [GCAP] agreement is one of the only practical ways – given the status of UK, German and French relations – to get toward more viable levels of funding,” said Justin Bronk of the Royal United Services Institute.