While unions wail and others question the value of a modified off-the-shelf buying strategy for the defence sector, others prove the approach can bring jobs and exports to UK plc.
The Defence White Paper released by the Ministry of Defence today gives responses to the Government’s public consul…
The Defence White Paper, published today, has favoured a Modified Off-the-Shelf (MOTS) approach to defence procurement – where the Ministry of Defence will buy equipment based on the best value for money and UK-based contractors modify the kit to comply with Armed Forces’ requirements…
Tom Crowe, a 20-year old BAE Systems apprentice from the company’s submarine business, has been named ‘BAE Systems Apprentice of the Year’.
BAE Systems’ proprietary awards recognise excellence in the workplace and academic study, and an award is also given for work in the community.
Tom …
Missile manufacturer MBDA, a multinational group owned by EADS, BAE Systems and Finmeccanica, has won a contract worth £483m to develop a new supersonic missile defence system for the Royal Navy.
The Ministry of Defence announced the contract in a statement today.
The system, known as Sea Ceptor…
The manufacturer of products for the defence industry has had a multi-billion pound proposal to supply the Royal Airforce of Oman with 12 Typhoon fighter aircrafts.
BAE Systems anticipates contract negotiations for 12 aircraft to begin shortly and this will determine the value of the contra…
The US Army’s Paladin Integrated Management (PIM) programme has enlisted the R&D powerhouse of BAE Systems for additional engineering design, logistics development and test evaluation support.
The additional support will help complete the Engineering and Manufacturing Develop…
The Derbyshire-based manufacturer will continue working with American rival Pratt&Whitney on the lifting system of the jump jet version of the aircraft after the US Ministry of Defense gives the go-ahead to the world’s most expensive military programme.
About 15% of the work around th…
BAE Systems denied reports that it will close the Portsmouth dockyard, which would threaten up to 3,000 jobs in the area, deeming the news as “speculation”.
The Sunday Times reported on the potential closure yesterday, after it emerged that in late 2011 BAE Systems hired a management consulta…
BAE Systems has denied it plans to close its site in Portsmouth, saying that it is merely reviewing its operations across the whole country in an effort to become more efficient.
The firm employed management consultancy LEK Consulting to carry out an analytical study of the businesses in Portsmout…
Faun Trackway, the defence division of Llangefni-based Faun-Zoeller, has secured a £800,000 order from the Australian armed forces.
The company’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) landing mat, which it unveiled for the first time at September’s DSEi defence exhibition in London, acts as a te…
