BAE Systems’ radiation-hardened electronics recently reached an unprecedented milestone marking 10,000 cumulative years in orbit. The company’s technology has powered satellites and spacecraft for almost 30 years, delivering long-lasting computing in extreme environments. “Our radiation-hardened electronics are operating aboard more than 300 satellites today, and power key national space assets such as Juno and InSight,…
BAE Systems’ Vehicle Protection Systems Provide Layered Defense for Armored Vehicles
BAE Systems unveiled its 360 Multifunction Vehicle Protection (MVP) Sensor as part of the company’s integrated vehicle protection system (VPS) suite, which provides improved visibility, situational awareness, threat warning, and countermeasures to protect armored vehicles and crews. The 360 MVP Sensor combines four high-definition, extended-view multifunction cameras that serve as the eyes of the VPS,…
BAE Launches FIRST Robotics Program for High School Seniors to Inspire Future Engineers
BAE Systems will sponsor a new, nation-wide annual scholarship and internship program to enhance opportunities for high school seniors that plan to seek a career in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The BAE Systems FIRST Robotics Scholarship and InternshipProgram will grant a total of $40,000 in scholarships to eight students that are pursuing an undergraduate…
US Army Buys Laser-guided Rockets for Afghan Operations
‘Smart Skin’ Will Enable Aircraft to Feel
Work is underway at BAE Systems to give aircraft human-like ‘skin’, enabling the detection of injury or damage and the ability to ‘feel’ the world around them. Engineers at our Advanced Technology Centre are investigating a ‘smart skin’ concept which could be embedded with tens of thousands of micro-sensors. When applied to an aircraft, this…
Photo of the Day: Revolutionary Helmet-mounted Display for Soldiers
A revolutionary helmet mounted display system designed to provide soldiers and Special Forces personnel with more real-time visual data than ever before is exceeding expectations in field testing with US military researchers. (BAE Systems) Read: World’s First ‘Head-up Display for Soldier’ in Field Testing For more information, visit www.baesystems.com
World’s First ‘Head-up Display for Soldier’ in Field Testing
A revolutionary helmet mounted display system designed to provide soldiers and Special Forces personnel with more real-time visual data than ever before is exceeding expectations in field testing with US military researchers. View: Photo of the Day: Revolutionary Helmet-mounted Display for Soldiers The Q-Warrior— the latest iteration of our helmet-mounted display technology, looks like a…