- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom · Europe
- Value chain
- Systems integration(Systems & services)
- What that means
- Joins products into systems and delivers programmes: defence and aerospace primes, system integrators, EPC contractors.
- Founded
- 1999
- Staff
- 100,000 (2024)
- Ownership
- Listed
- Listing
- LSE:BA. on Google Finance
- Website
- baesystems.com
- Relevance
- Very high at its strongest, in Energetic Materials
London, United KingdomIn 7 capabilities
Each capability the company is listed in, most relevant first: how experts in the field see its global relevance there, why it is listed and the source.
- Energetic MaterialsVery high
Advanced Materials & Manufacturing · Operation · listed #2 of 50
Operates the US Army's Holston (RDX/HMX) and Radford (nitrocellulose and propellant) plants and UK energetics at Glascoed, and is a top international patent applicant in energetic materials.
Relevance: Operates key US Army energetics plants
Sensing, Timing & Navigation · Integration · listed #9 of 50
Builds assured-PNT products, including M-code GPS receivers, NavGuard and alternative-navigation modules, for munitions, aircraft and ground vehicles that must work under GNSS denial.
Relevance: Assured PNT and M-code GPS receivers for allied forces
Sensing, Timing & Navigation · Design · listed #17 of 50
Makes the SAMPSON and Type 997 Artisan naval radars, Commander ground radars and the US Navy's AN/SPQ-9B, among others.
Relevance: Major UK naval radar maker
- Directed Energy TechnologiesModerate
Energy Technologies · Integration · listed #10 of 50
A major directed energy patent applicant that supplies beam director and pointing work for laser weapons and RF directed energy research in the UK and US.
Relevance: Contributes beam director work; smaller DE role.
- Uncrewed & Collaborative SystemsModerate
Robotics & Autonomous Systems · Integration · listed #23 of 50
Develops the T-150 heavy-lift drone (with Malloy), the Herne XLAUV and autonomous teaming for the GCAP Tempest programme.
Relevance: Herne XLAUV and teaming programmes
Space Technologies · Manufacture · listed #26 of 50
Acquired Ball Aerospace in 2024, now BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems, which builds weather satellites (WSF-M), SDA Tranche 2 Tracking Layer satellites and science spacecraft, plus UK Azalea radio-frequency smallsats.
Relevance: Ex-Ball Aerospace; strong instrument and mission builder
Sensing, Timing & Navigation · Integration · listed #29 of 50
Through the 2024 purchase of Ball Aerospace (now BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems), BAE builds space EO/IR instruments and imaging payloads for NASA, NOAA and US defence.
Relevance: Ball Aerospace space imaging capabilities