LONDON — BAE Systems expects an order for hundreds of CV90 tracked combat vehicles from a group of up to six European nations in the second quarter of 2026, according to Peter Nygren, business development director for the company’s BAE Systems Hägglunds subsidiary in Sweden. The order could be signed in June next year, and…
LONDON — Future air defense for naval vessels and combat armor may include a defensive escort of uncrewed vehicles equipped with electronic warfare measures or drone-killing cannons, according to the technology director at BAE Systems, Europe’s largest defense company. The logic follows lessons learned from recent naval engagements that dance around the sweet spot of…
LONDON — BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin are teaming up to develop a family of uncrewed autonomous air systems, with an initial focus on electronic warfare, the companies said at the DSEI UK defense show here on Tuesday. Details remained scant as the companies announced their collaboration. The system will be in the 1-tonne range…
ROME — British, Italian and Japanese firms set to build sensors and communications systems for the GCAP fighter have formed a UK-based consortium ready to sign a design and development contract with the platform’s lead integrators. Known as GCAP Electronics Evolution (G2E), the consortium groups Leonardo and ELT Group from Italy, Leonardo UK and Mitsubishi…
MILAN — The Norwegian Navy will be equipped with British-made warships designed for anti-submarine warfare as part of the country’s largest defense capability investment to date, the Norwegian government said. The Nordic country has selected the United Kingdom as a strategic partner for the procurement of new Type-26 frigates, primarily manufactured by BAE Systems. The…
The U.S. Army is shelving its plans to pursue a new variant of the M88 Hercules recovery vehicle and will pursue upgrades to the older version, the service told Defense News in a statement. “The Army has made the decision not to pursue the M88A3 combat recovery system due to affordability and instead concentrate on…
PARIS — Turkey and the United Kingdom signed a memorandum of understanding on the export of Eurofighter Typhoon jets on Wednesday, bringing the government in Ankara a step closer to buying the multi-role fighter aircraft built by a consortium of four European countries. Negotiations on the potential deal with Turkey will continue in coming weeks,…
PARIS — The companies behind the Eurofighter, Europe’s most prevalent homegrown combat jet, have set new growth targets that prize a near-term fleet buildup over more distant breakthroughs expected from sixth-generation programs like the Future Combat Air System, or FCAS. The plan envisions an annual Eurofighter production boost from 14 planes now to 20 copies…
