Advanced Navigation Appoints New APAC Head
supports allies and industry partners. The company is a key supplier for Rheinmetall, delivering strategic-grade inertial navigation systems (INS) for the Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRV), while its resilient PNT architectures are trusted across defence primes including Boeing, Leidos, BAE Systems, L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon.Advanced Navigation’s Electronic Protection suite fortifies versatile defence systems.To optimise supply chain resilience, Advanced Navigation adopts a vertically integrated framework in the manufacturing of its high-performance navigation range.
BAE Aims to Introduce Autonomous Submarine by 2026
Britain's BAE Systems said it was aiming to bring an autonomous submarine to market by 2026, amid interest from countries increasingly worried about underwater threats, following a series of attacks on subsea cables.BAE successfully tested its Herne submarine product last year and said at the DSEI arms fair on Tuesday it signed a 10-year deal with Canadian partner Cellula Robotics, with the pair aiming to have a product "market ready" by the end of 2026.Herne would be the first autonomous underwater vehicle BAE has taken to market. Scott Jamieson, managing director of BAE Systems Mari
Coming in from the Cold: Canadian Arctic Security Takes Center Stage
, new vehicles adapted to local conditions, establishing northern operational support hubs, new defense infrastructure, and establishing a CAF Cyber Command.Drescher Brown noted that as part of Canada’s NORAD investment, DND is acquiring Jindalee Operational Radar Network technology from BAE Systems Australia that will be critical to establishing the Arctic Over-the-Horizon Radar (A-OTHR) system and strengthening domain awareness in the North.The $4.31 billion (CAD$6 billion) A-OTHR, announced by Prime Minister Mark Carney in Iqaluit, Nunavut on March 18, will provide advanced early warning
BAE Systems Secures $4,81B Funding for Next-Gen Nuclear Submarine Program
The UK Ministry of Defense has awarded £3.95 billion (currently ~$4,81 billion) of funding to BAE Systems for the next phase of the UK's next-generation nuclear-powered attack submarine program, known as SSN-AUKUS.According to BAE Systems, SSN-AUKUS will be the largest, most powerful, and most advanced attack submarine the Royal Navy has ever operated and will eventually replace the Astute class, which BAE Systems builds at its site in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.The funding follows the AUKUS announcement in March by the leaders of Australia, the UK and the United States. This will eventually
BAE Systems and Cellula Robotics to Run XLAUV Pilot in 2024
British defense contractor BAE Systems said it is teaming up with Canadian marine technology company Cellula Robotics to showcase the capabilities of its new extra large autonomous underwater vehicle (XLAUV), known as Herne, on a technology demonstrator in the water in the second half of 2024.As acts of subsea aggression and threats to the underwater domain persist, autonomous platforms like XLAUVs are expected have a role in helping militaries overcome the challenge that the vast expanses of the underwater battlespace present, enabling them to monitor much larger areas without the limitations of a
Hybrid Research Vessel Delivered to University of Vermont
to tow trawls sleds, and plankton nets. The vessel will also facilitate the launch and recovery of scientific equipment, small remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and sediment sampling devices.The Marcelle Melosira is equipped with a hybrid-electric power and propulsion system supplied and integrated by BAE Systems. The vessel is also equipped with dual control stations to maximize operability, and offers a large interior space and an expansive exterior aft deck area. Constructed of aluminum, the vessel is designed to operate on Lake Champlain in up to 1.5-meter Significant Wave Height conditions."
Flight Control Tech Set to Dive Subsea
Decades worth of flight controls expertise is making its way subsea on board the U.K.’s next generation submarines.BAE Systems said it is adapting controls typically used in fly-by-wire aircraft and applying them in a marine environment for Dreadnought class subs. The complete Active Vehicle Control Management (AVCM) system will oversee all major aspects of the submarines’ maneuvering capability to the highest levels of safety and reliability, similar to existing systems on modern air transport platforms, the company said.Jon Tucker, Director for Maritime Controls at BAE Systems Controls
University of Vermont Orders Hybrid-electric Research Vessel
new research vessel featuring an emissions-reducing electric power and propulsion system.The 64-foot aluminum catamaran, designed by Chartwell Marine and currently under construction at Derecktor Shipyards, will be equipped with a hybrid-electric power and propulsion system supplied and integrated by BAE Systems. The newbuilt is set for launch in April 2022.According to BAE Systems, its HybriGen Power and Propulsion system will help reduce both carbon emissions and the use of fuel by the vessel, which will serve as a floating classroom and lab for students of the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural
Williams Named GM at Klein
, homeland security, and medical. He held various roles with Lockheed Martin leading advanced technology development for a wide range of platforms, with his last post as the systems engineering lead for the F-35 program. After Lockheed, Williams managed the radio frequency countermeasures unit for BAE Systems before becoming the VP of Engineering for Elbit, SVP of Engineering for American Science & Technology, and SVP of Engineering for Protom International. Williams holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering and a master’s degree in engineering management
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