Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System Aces New Platform Test
Source: BAE Systems, 05-Mar-13
BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS®) is headed for a new platform. A Bell Helicopter test pilot fired seven APKWS 70-millimeter rockets from a Bell Helicopter 407GT at Yuma, Arizona, as part of a qualification of the weapon’s safety and suitability on that platform. By completing the guided shots, Bell has qualified the [...]
US Army becomes first customer for Saab head-up display
Source: Saab, 01-Nov-12
Defence and security company Saab has received the first order for its HUD-system following flight evaluations by the US Army Aviation end customer with the system installed on a Blackhawk helicopter. Saab secured the order in cooperation with the contract prime, BAE Systems Inc. for the U.S. Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD) [...]
UK’s Joint Helicopter Command renews BAE contract
Source: BAE Systems, 12-Oct-12
We have been awarded a further 12 months contract by the UK’s Land Forces HQ Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) to continue an advisory web based Aviation De-confliction Planning Service. The service, available to the Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, is based on the BAE Systems Centralised Aviation Data Service (CADS) which uses a [...]
BAE-EADS merger talks turn belly-up
Source: HeliHub.com, 10-Oct-12
BAE Systems and EADS have announced that they have terminated talks which they expected to lead to a dual-listing merger. Both have issued official looking press releases, but it became very evident in recent days that the Government owned stakes in EADS, particularly the shares held by France and Germany, were going to be a [...]
UK Government prepared to veto EADS-BAE merger
Source: Reuters, 08-Oct-12
Britain will block the proposed $45 billion merger between EADS and BAE Systems if key “red line” priorities are not met, defence minister Philip Hammond said on Sunday (see full story)
BAE Systems and EADS in merger talks
Source: BAE Systems, 13-Sep-12
BAE Systems and EADS have a long history of collaboration, and are currently partners in a number of important projects, including the Eurofighter and MBDA joint ventures. The two companies confirm that they are now in discussions about a possible combination of the businesses. The potential combination would create a world leading international aerospace, defence [...]
AgustaWestland signs Key Supplier agreements for AW609
Source: AgustaWestland, 11-Jul-12
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it has signed agreements with three key suppliers for its AW609 TiltRotor programme. These three major agreements form part of a succession of contracts signed with AW609 TiltRotor component suppliers since AgustaWestland acquired the tiltrotor programme in November 2011. These latest agreements signed with Pratt & [...]
Helicopter survivability enhanced with MFRF contract
Source: BAE Systems, 27-Mar-12
BAE Systems has been awarded a $34 million Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract to develop the next generation Multi-Function Radio Frequency (MFRF) Advanced Rotary Wing Multifunction Sensor (ARMS) system for helicopter operations. The MFRF ARMS system improves aircraft survivability in degraded visual environments (DVE) while enhancing platform lethality and minimizing size, weight, power [...]
BAE Systems to provide fly-by-wire flight controls for Bell 525
Source: BAE Systems, 17-Feb-12
Bell Helicopter has selected BAE Systems to provide fly-by-wire flight control computers for its 525 Relentless super medium class helicopter. BAE Systems flight control computers provide the ability to operate in austere environments safely and reliably, with decreased pilot workload. “BAE Systems has more than five decades of experience developing and producing flight control and [...]
Bell 525 features ARC Horizon flight deck
Source: Bell, 12-Feb-12
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced the new Bell 525 Relentless – unveiled at the 2012 Heli-Expo in Dallas, Texas – will feature a state-of-the-art flight deck, ARC Horizon. “One of the most compelling elements of the new Bell 525 Relentless is the new ARC Horizon flight deck,” said Larry D. Roberts, [...]
BAE Systems chosen for infrared countermeasure system
Source: BAE Systems, 05-Feb-12
BAE Systems has been selected by the U.S. Army as one of two contractors to develop the next generation Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) solution – a lightweight directed infrared countermeasure system for Army, Navy, and Marine rotary-wing aircraft. The 21-month technology demonstration award is valued at $38 million. BAE Systems’ “Boldstroke®” solution synthesizes the best [...]
BAE Systems and AVX join for US Navy’s MRMUAS Program
Source: AVX Aircraft Company, 02-Dec-11
BAE Systems and AVX Aircraft Company have combined expertise in system and subsystem integration and rotorcraft design to compete for the U.S. Navy’s Medium Range Maritime Unmanned Aerial System (MRMUAS). The MRMUAS will provide a multi-intelligence, reconfigurable platform for operation from all air-capable ships. The joint team recently submitted its response to the Navy’s Broad [...]
Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System aces helicopter testing
Source: BAE Systems, 12-Nov-11
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps recently successfully fired the first shots of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS) from a UH-1Y helicopter, in preparation for fielding in 2012. The successful shots, which took place at Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division in China Lake, California, Sept. 9-13, mark the start of APKWS [...]
Great Western Air Ambulance confirms Filton as long-term home
Source: HeliHub.com, 16-Sep-11
The British operator Great Western Air Ambulance Service has confirmed that it will remain at Filton, near Bristol, despite the sale of its current airfield home as it is no longer viable to owners BAE Systems. The Chief Executive of BAE, Ian King, has told GWAA that they will ensure that its home will remain [...]
BAE to showcase Blast Helicopter Landing System at DSEi
Source: BAE Systems, 09-Sep-11
During the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEi) exhibition in London, BAE Systems will showcase its Brownout Landing Aid System Technology (BLAST), a situational awareness solution that helps helicopter pilots see in degraded visual environments (DVE). BAE Systems utilised “off-the-shelf” technology garnered from already-fielded systems in developing BLAST, which addresses the urgent need for rotorcraft [...]
BAE complets install of Landing Helicopter Dock test site
Source: BAE Systems, 25-Jul-11
WILLIAMSTOWN, Australia – The Land-Based Test Site (LBTS) at BAE Systems in Williamstown for the Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) project is now complete. BAE Systems, Saab and L-3 Communications (L-3) completed the installation in July 2011 as a key milestone in the development of the integrated combat and communications systems. Director BAE Systems Maritime Business [...]
Data Link Solutions MIDS-LVT Terminal provides real-time situational awareness
Source: Data Link Solutions, 21-Jul-11
Data Link Solutions (DLS), a joint venture of Rockwell Collins and BAE Systems, was recently awarded a direct commercial contract from NATO Air Command and Control System Management Agency (NACMA) to provide Multifunctional Information Distribution System Low-Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVT) for Bulgaria, Lithuania and Romania. The MIDS-LVT terminals are scheduled for delivery in early 2012. “This contract broadens [...]
Nowra to get Au$40m helicopter facility
Source: HeliHub.com, 02-Jun-11
The Government of Australia’s New South Wales state has announced that a new Au$40 million helicopter testing facility will be built at Nowra, creating jobs and boosting the local economy. Deputy premier Andrew Stoner and South Coast MP Shelley Hancock announced on Thursday that Nowra would be the site for the new facility, the first [...]
BAE awarded $12.7M for V-22 weapon systems
Source: US DoD, 11-Mar-11
BAE Systems Controls, Inc., Johnson City, N.Y., is being awarded a $12,787,033 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-11-C-0022) to exercise an option to procure 12 interim defensive weapons systems mission kits to support the V-22 tiltrotor aircraft. Work will be performed in Johnson City, N.Y., and is expected to be completed in December [...]
AgustaWestland and BAE Systems sign agreement for Multi-Purpose Test Bench in Australia
Source: AgustaWestland, 03-Mar-11
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and BAE Systems have announced plans to establish a world-leading helicopter transmission test facility in Australia. The facility, better known as a Multi-Purpose Test Bench (MPTB), will be the first of its kind in the southern hemisphere. AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is the leading European helicopter OEM and has operated its [...]
BAE Systems to provide US Navy All-Quadrant Defensive Weapon System for V-22
Source: BAE Systems, 02-Mar-11
BAE Systems will provide the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command a defensive weapon system for NAVAIR’s V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. The system is based on the company’s Remote Guardian SystemTM, (RGS), a remotely operated defensive weapon system that provides 360° of suppressive weapons fire for the V-22. BAE Systems’ Remote Guardian System is a common [...]
BAE Systems contract to maintain Australian Chinooks extended
Source: Australian MoD, 02-Mar-11
Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced that Defence had signed a contract with BAE Systems to maintain the Army’s fleet of Chinook Helicopters. The $20.9 million contract means that BAE will maintain and support the Chinooks over the next six years. “Chinooks were an important part of the Defence Force’s response to the [...]
BAE awarded $14M for V-22 Interim Defensive Weapons System mission kits
Source: US DoD, 10-Jan-11
BAE Systems Controls, Inc., Johnson City, N.Y., is being awarded a $14,218,161 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of Interim Defensive Weapons System (IDWS) mission kits for the V-22 tiltrotor aircraft. The IDWS provides a mission-configurable, crew-served, night vision device compatible defensive weapon system. Work will be performed in Johnson City, N.Y., and is expected to [...]
Royal Navy takes delivery of first BAE Systems’ Q-Sight helmet-mounted display
Source: BAE Systems, 22-Nov-10
BAE Systems has delivered the first order of a new helmet-mounted optical sighting system to the Royal Navy, addressing a mission-critical need for increased air door gunner situational awareness on helicopters. BAE Systems, prime contractor for the Lynx PT, earlier this month delivered 12 Q-Sight™ Gunner Remote Sighting Systems (GRSS) that are qualified for use [...]
Heli-Power 2010: RN evaluates Q-Sight for Lynx gunners
Source: Shephard, 18-Nov-10
The Royal Navy (RN) is carrying out an operational evaluation of a new helmet-mounted optical sighting system that will be issued to Lynx Mk8 helicopter door gunners.
BAE Systems announces new capabilities at AUSA 2010
Source: BAE Systems, 25-Oct-10
On Thursday, Oct. 21 BAE Systems unveiled new technology that protects military helicopters from infrared-guided missiles and announced its U.S. light tactical vehicle strategy to include an update on its Valanx JLTV offering for the U.S. Army as well as a new HMMWV Recap offering. During the briefing, BAE Systems officials also highlighted the array [...]
US Navy declares BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System ready
Source: BAE Systems, 10-Apr-10
BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) has been declared by the U.S. Navy ready to enter production. The decision, known as “Milestone C,” signifies that the APKWS development program has met its objectives and the system is ready to be deployed. The system will now enter low-rate initial production, with the first systems [...]
BAE Systems completes first flight test of persistent surveillance system
Source: BAE Systems, 10-Feb-10
BAE Systems has completed the initial flight test of a new real-time persistent surveillance capability for U.S. combat forces to detect, locate, track and monitor events on battlefields and in urban areas – providing significantly greater video coverage over current airborne capabilities. The first flight tests of the Autonomous Real-Time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance Imaging System, [...]
AH-1W Cobra crew complete integrated testing of APKWS – Operational assessment follows
Source: BAE Systems, 02-Feb-10
Aviators from the U.S. Marine Corps completed the integrated test phase of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) program Jan. 5, firing five rounds against stationary and moving targets. All five shots hit their intended targets within 2 meters of the laser designator’s spot. In the final series of shots in integrated testing, five [...]
BAE Systems Equips US Army Helicopters with Infrared Countermeasures
Source: BAE Systems, 24-Dec-09
BAE Systems has successfully installed the Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures (ATIRCM) system on U.S. Army CH-47D Chinook aircraft.
Australia Signs Long-Term S-70B Seahawk Maintenance Contract
Source: Defense Industry Daily, 21-Dec-09
The Australian government recently announced a multi-year In Service Support contract to BAE Systems Australia Ltd
BAE Systems continue testing of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System with US Navy and Marine Corps
Source: BAE Systems, 18-Dec-09
BAE Systems, in concert with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, scored four hits in four shots during the final phase of integrated testing of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS), a technology that adds low-cost precision laser guidance to 2.75-inch airborne rockets.
UK MoD to purchase 12 remote sighting systems with BAE Systems’ Q-Sight™ display
Source: BAE Systems, 10-Sep-09
The U.K. Ministry of Defence has placed the first order for a new generation of helmet-mounted displays developed by BAE Systems. The Royal Navy will purchase 12 remote sighting systems incorporating BAE Systems’ Q-Sight™ display, for its Lynx Mk8 helicopters.
BAE Systems establish new hangars to support military aviation needs in Northern Australia
Source: BAE Systems, 02-Sep-09
The Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science officially opened the company’s new, purpose built hangars at Townsville Airport. The facility, built at a cost of $10 million, is the home of BAE Systems’ support program for the Australian Army’s Black Hawk and Chinook helicopter fleets, and provides employment for 140 people.
BAE Systems optimistic full Australian Black Hawk EWSP upgrade will proceed
Source: Rotorhub, 15-Jul-09
BAE Systems receives contract to develop CH-53K cockpit seats and cabin armor
Source: BAE Systems, 05-Feb-09
