BAE Systems

Headquarters

Farnborough, UK

Founded

1999

Employees

110,000+

Total funding

Public (LSE: BA.)

Valuation

~$75.4B market cap

Stage

Public

Status

public

Domains

Air, Maritime, Land, Electronic Systems, Cyber and Intelligence

LinkedIn

www.linkedin.com/company/bae-systems

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Website

www.baesystems.com

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• ContractGCAP/Tempest concept & development extension£708M UK MOD contract extension for BAE Systems to advance concept and development work on GCAP/Tempest sixth-generation combat air technologies.
• ContractAMPV additional-vehicles contract modification$184M U.S. Army contract modification for 48 additional Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPV), following an earlier $754M award to advance manufacturing.

• ProgramGlobal Combat Air ProgrammeTrinational UK/Italy/Japan program to develop a sixth-generation stealth fighter, merging the UK/Italy Tempest program with Japan's F-X; industrial joint venture 'Edgewing'; Canada joined as observer nation in July 2026.
• ProgramDreadnought-class submarine programUK Royal Navy program to build 4 Dreadnought-class ballistic-missile submarines (Dreadnought, Valiant, Warspite, King George VI), replacing the Vanguard class; BAE Systems is the build contractor at Barrow-in-Furness.
• ProgramStorm FighterUK Royal Air Force sovereign Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program; open competition for an autonomous 'loyal wingman' drone fighter to fly alongside Typhoon and Tempest.

What does BAE Systems do?

BAE Systems plc, formed in 1999 from the merger of British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems, is the largest defense contractor in Europe, headquartered in Farnborough, UK. Organized around Air, Maritime, Land, Electronic Systems, and Cyber & Intelligence segments, it is the UK industrial lead on the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP/Tempest), builds the Type 26/Hunter-class frigates, and supplies the U.S. Army's Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV). Publicly traded on the LSE (BA.).

Where is BAE Systems headquartered?

BAE Systems is headquartered in Farnborough, UK and was founded in 1999.

What does BAE Systems specialize in?

BAE Systems works across Air, Maritime, Land, Electronic Systems, Cyber and Intelligence.

Does BAE Systems hold government contracts?

Defense Tech Atlas links BAE Systems to 2 government contracts and 3 programs.

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