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BAE Systems

GB
commercialFounded 1999
United Kingdom
www.baesystems.com
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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.

ORG RELATIONSHIP9/13/2022BAE Systems provides enhanced GPS tech for F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft

BAE Systems’ Azalea™ satellite cluster is scheduled to launch in 2024.

NARRATIVE PLAN9/8/2022ICEYE to Provide Radar Imaging Satellite for BAE Systems

BAE Systems is working with Finnish firm ICEYE to include ICEYE’s advanced SAR technology in the Azalea™ cluster.

ORG RELATIONSHIP9/7/2022LEO satellite cluster from BAE Systems to provide secure digital military intelligence from 2024

BAE Systems partnered with Finnish satellite operator Iceye, which is building a synthetic aperture radar satellite for the four-strong Azalea constellation.

ORG RELATIONSHIP9/7/2022BAE Systems developing multi-sensor satellite cluster for military intelligence

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.

NARRATIVE PLAN9/7/2022LEO satellite cluster from BAE Systems to provide secure digital military intelligence from 2024

BAE Systems’ Digital Intelligence business comprises almost 5,000 people in 16 countries.

NARRATIVE GENERAL3/3/2022New Digital Intelligence Business Formed By BAE Systems

BAE Systems acquired In-Space Missions to enhance its ability to develop small satellites.

ORG RELATIONSHIP9/20/2021Demand growing for managing heat on increasingly intricate satellites

BAE Systems was awarded a $325,500,000 contract on 2021-05-18 to supply Global Positioning System satellite receiver equipment for the U.S. military and U.S. allies.

ORG RELATIONSHIP5/18/2021BAE Systems wins $325 million Pentagon contract for GPS receivers

BAE Systems received a $247,000,000 contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center to design and manufacture an advanced military GPS receiver and a next-generation semiconductor.

ORG RELATIONSHIP2/18/2021BAE Systems to develop advanced military GPS receivers and chips

BAE Systems plans to expand Collins’ former GPS headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

NARRATIVE GROWTH2/17/2021BAE Systems positioning for growth in military GPS following Collins acquisition

BAE Systems plans to expand Collins’ former GPS headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

NARRATIVE PLAN2/17/2021BAE Systems positioning for growth in military GPS following Collins acquisition

BAE Systems acquired Collins Aerospace’s military GPS division for $1.9 billion, positioning BAE to become a dominant supplier of M-code receivers.

ORG RELATIONSHIP2/17/2021BAE Systems positioning for growth in military GPS following Collins acquisition

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.

NARRATIVE GENERAL2/17/2021BAE Systems positioning for growth in military GPS following Collins acquisition

BAE Systems completed the acquisition of the Collins Aerospace military Global Positioning System business on 2020-07-31.

ORG RELATIONSHIP7/31/2020BAE Systems completes acquisition of Collins’ military GPS business
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