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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The $247,000,000 contract will allow BAE Systems to further develop M-code technology for use in GPS receivers across many platforms.
BAE Systems acquired Collins Aerospace’s military GPS division for $1.9 billion, positioning BAE to become a dominant supplier of M-code receivers.
BAE Systems plans to expand Collins’ former GPS headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
BAE Systems plans to hire more engineers to support the Military GPS User Equipment Increment 2 Miniature Serial Interface program.
On 2021-02-17, BAE Systems won the largest share of a $552,000,000 Space Force contract awarded in November to three companies to design and manufacture advanced GPS receivers that provide positioning, navigation, and timing to U.S. military forces.
BAE Systems’ share of the $552,000,000 contract is $247,000,000.
BAE Systems completed its acquisition of Collins Aerospace’s GPS business on 2021-07-31.
Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, General Dynamics, and BAE Systems collectively won 32 percent of all Department of Defense contract obligations in 2019.
BAE Systems developed Mistic Winds with a grant from NASA’s Instrument Incubator Program and the company’s internal research and development funding.
BAE Systems is drawing on experience gained building the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument to develop miniature sensors for weather and climate monitoring.
BAE Systems completed a six-month $376,000 study in October for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration exploring mounting infrared sensors on microsatellites to gather weather data in the troposphere and stratosphere.
BAE Systems is developing miniature spectrometers to provide high-resolution weather data from a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit.
Since 2012, Raytheon, L3Harris, and BAE Systems have been contractually producing M-Code receivers.
Raytheon, L3Harris, and BAE Systems have been under contract since 2012 to produce M-Code receivers.
Raytheon Technologies, L3Harris’ Interstate Electronics Corp., and BAE Systems collectively received $552,500,000 in contracts to develop and produce integrated circuit cards for military GPS receivers.
Raytheon Technologies, L3Harris’ Interstate Electronics Corp., and BAE Systems received five-year contracts to design, develop, build, integrate, and qualify MGUE Inc 2 MSI ASIC receiver cards to enable production of M-Code-capable GPS products and user platforms requiring secure positioning, navigation, and timing capability.
The Type 31 frigate program is designed to deliver five flexible and affordable frigates to the Royal Navy that, alongside the BAE Systems-built Type 26 frigate, will replace the United Kingdom’s current Type 23 frigates.
The Type 31 frigates will operate alongside the BAE Systems-built Type 26 frigate to replace the United Kingdom's current Type 23 frigates.
BAE Systems announced its intent in January to buy Collins’ military GPS division for $1,900,000,000.
BAE Systems completed the acquisition of the Collins Aerospace military Global Positioning System business on 2020-07-31.