BAE Systems

BAE Systems Clears Design Review for $1.2B Missile Warning Satellites

Broomfield, Colo. – September 21, 2026 -- BAE Systems has completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the $1.2 billion U.S. Space Force Resilient Missile Warning & Tracking (RMWT) Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Epoch 2 program, clearing the way for full-scale production.

Review clears satellite constellation for hypersonic and ballistic missile tracking

The MEO Epoch 2 program will deliver resilient, space-based missile warning and tracking against ballistic missiles and advanced threats including hypersonic glide vehicles, supporting U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command operations. The CDR confirms the design meets operational, performance and safety requirements, allowing the program to proceed to the next production phase.

BAE Systems OneArc Fields First Embedded Trainer on Army Combat Vehicle

Orlando, Fla. – September 19, 2026 -- BAE Systems OneArc has been awarded an Other Transaction Agreement contract by the U.S. Army to install its Embedded Collective Training (ECT) system on a platoon of combat vehicles at Fort Hood, Texas, marking the first commercially available embedded trainer fitted directly into a fielded U.S. Army combat vehicle.

Army tests embedded trainer under Force Development Innovation & Assessment program

The integration is part of the Army's Force Development Innovation & Assessment (FDIA) initiative, which will have crews train on the full range of precision gunnery progression tasks using the vehicle's own platform controls and procedures, rather than external simulators. The program covers weapon systems operation, crew-level qualification and validation of the embedded training capability on an operational combat platform.

BAE Systems Launches Shadow EW for Small Airborne Platforms

Nashua, N.H. – September 18, 2026 -- BAE Systems has launched Shadow EWTM, a family of compact electronic warfare systems built to equip small airborne platforms with situational awareness and self-defense capabilities in contested environments.

BAE Systems targets high-volume, low-cost production using commercial microchips

The company is producing Shadow EW systems at scale using commercial-grade microchips for high-performance computing, a design choice intended to cut costs and streamline supply chains. BAE Systems says the approach leverages its proven high-volume manufacturing base and skilled workforce to accelerate production and delivery timelines.