BAE Systems is a British multinational aerospace, military, and information security company that operates in the space industry. They design and deliver solutions for civil and commercial space agencies, specializing in radiation-hardened electronics, antenna design, and synthetic aperture radar processing for use in Earth orbit, near space, and deep space missions. BAE Systems partners with organizations like Airbus Defence and Space and LMO Space, and their customers include the U.S. Department of Defense, NASA, and commercial space entities. They provide services such as satellite manufacturing, on-orbit operations, secure data delivery, and development of AI/ML systems for space platforms.
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BAE Systems has a new version of the Athena™ 1920 high-definition thermal camera core that supports missions requiring 360-degree situational awareness, vehicle protection, and space-based surveillance at night and in challenging weather.
BAE Systems manufactures its thermal camera cores at the company facility in Lexington, Massachusetts.
The 18 contractors selected for the IDIQ contract are Agility Consulting; August Schell Enterprises; Avantus Federal; BAE Systems; Bluestaq; C3 AI; Enlighten IT Consulting; Ernst & Young; Kinecta DB; MAGS DS CORP; Map Large; Meroxa.io; NT Concepts; Oracle America; Palantir USG; Raft; Royce Geospatial Consultants; and World Wide Technology.
BAE Systems received a $12,000,000 Phase 2 contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to further develop a low-cost, all-weather, multi-mode (radar/infrared) open-architecture seeker under the Maritime Weapon Innovation Program Joint Capability Technology Demonstration.
In 2021 the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency selected BAE Systems, Ball Aerospace, BlackSky, Continental Mapping Consultants, and Royce Geospatial Consultants as vendors for the Economic Indicator Monitoring program.
BAE Systems is working with Finnish firm ICEYE to include ICEYE’s advanced SAR technology in the Azalea cluster.
BAE Systems acquired In-Space Missions in 2023, making BAE one of a small number of British companies capable of designing, building, launching, and operating satellites.
BAE Systems will launch the Azalea multi-sensor satellite cluster into low Earth orbit in 2024.
DARPA awarded BAE Systems’ FAST Labs a $6,500,000 contract for the COmpact Front-end Filters at the ElEment-level (COFFEE) program.
BAE Systems’ military GPS work takes place in Cedar Rapids where the company is investing more than $100,000,000 to build a 278,000-square-foot research and manufacturing center.
BAE Systems received a $13,000,000 contract for advanced Global Positioning System technology to protect U.S. F-15E aircraft from GPS signal jamming and spoofing.
ICEYE is partnering with BAE Systems to provide Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology for BAE Systems' AzaleaTM multi-sensor satellite cluster launching in 2024.
ICEYE closed a $136,000,000 Series D funding round that included BAE Systems as a new strategic investor.
ICEYE is partnering with BAE Systems to provide Synthetic Aperture Radar technology for BAE Systems’ Azalea™ multi-sensor satellite cluster.
BAE Systems’ Azalea™ satellite cluster is scheduled to launch in 2024.
BAE Systems will launch the Azalea™ multi-sensor satellite cluster into low Earth orbit in 2024 to deliver real-time information and intelligence to military customers.
BAE Systems is working with Finnish firm ICEYE to include ICEYE’s advanced SAR technology in the Azalea™ cluster.
BAE Systems is closing in on securing a launch contract with SpaceX to deploy the first Azalea cluster in 2024.
BAE Systems is developing its first multi-sensor satellite cluster called Azalea to gather intelligence for military and disaster response needs in 2024.
Following BAE Systems’ acquisition of In-Space Missions in 2023, BAE Systems is one of a small number of British companies with the capability to design, build, launch, and operate satellites.