BAE Systems Timeline

Events

• 2026-07-29 - Production Milestone - GKN Aerospace delivers flight-ready Brontanax aerostructures to BAE Systems - GKN Aerospace engineered and manufactured the Brontanax wings, fins and control surfaces and completed their integration into the flight-ready prototype. The composite structures were produced at GKN Aerospace’s Cowes design and assembly facility on the Isle… - source: gknaerospace.com
• 2026-07-10 - Contract Award - Australia awards A$6.2M across three AUKUS undersea-autonomy contracts - The A$6.2 million figure is the aggregate value across three contracts and is not allocated by supplier. The recipients are BAE Systems Australia, L3Harris Integrated Mission Systems Australia and Mission Systems. The work targets communications and command… - source: defence.gov.au
• 2026-05-18 - Demonstration - BAE Systems GXP and Vantor integrate precision targeting for contested environments - In modern conflict zones, the proliferation of inexpensive unmanned aerial systems (UAS) with equally low-quality sensors, in addition to widespread GPS spoofing and jamming, have rendered traditional drone video collection unreliable. Significant metadata… - source: uasvision.com
• 2026-05-12 - Partnership - Thales and BAE Systems collaborate on ISR mast for Herne XLAUV - Thales and BAE Systems are collaborating to integrate a Thales ISR mast with the Herne XLAUV platform. The mast is intended to bring advanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sensing to autonomous subsea operations. The work gives Thales a… - source: thalesgroup.com
• 2026-05-12 - Partnership - BAE Systems and Thales plan ISR mast integration for Herne XLAUV - BAE Systems said it intends to integrate Thales advanced ISR mast technology into the 2027 Herne XLAUV demonstration programme. Herne is positioned as a military-assured extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle for extended subsea missions. The… - source: baesystems.com
• 2025-09-09 - Market Signal - BAE Systems aims to bring Herne autonomous submarine to market by 2026 - BAE Systems said it aimed to bring its Herne autonomous submarine to market by 2026. The company said Herne had been successfully tested in 2024 and was being developed with Cellula Robotics. BAE described expected military missions including covert… - source: reuters.com
• 2025-09-09 - Partnership - BAE Systems and Cellula Robotics sign 10-year Herne autonomous submarine agreement - BAE Systems and Cellula Robotics signed a 10-year exclusive agreement to continue work on Herne. The companies said they expected to deliver a market-ready autonomous military submarine by the end of 2026. The agreement extends BAE's undersea autonomy effort… - source: baesystems.com
• 2024-11-25 - Demonstration - BAE Systems demonstrates autonomous extra-large submarine Herne off the UK coast - BAE Systems said British engineers successfully demonstrated Herne, an autonomous extra-large submarine developed for military use. The demonstration took place off the south coast of England. Herne is designed for military underwater missions including ISR… - source: baesystems.com
• 2023-06-18 - Partnership - Eve names first three production eVTOL suppliers - Nidec Aerospace will provide the electric propulsion system. BAE Systems will provide the energy-storage system. DUC Hélices will provide lift rotors and the cruise propeller. - source: ir.eveairmobility.com
• 2022-10-20 - Product Launch - BAE Systems launches Herne XLAUV concept demonstrator at Euronaval - BAE Systems launched its Herne extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle concept demonstrator at Euronaval 2022. The concept focused on military autonomous underwater capability for navies and undersea operations. The event marked an early public milestone… - source: navalnews.com
• 2022-10-10 - Contract Award - BAE Systems selects Motus for Swedish CV90 upgrades - The award covered the Motus inertial-navigation solution. Advanced Navigation described it as the third major phase of the programme. The combined value of the three phases exceeded USD 4.2 million. - source: advancednavigation.com
• 2019-07-24 - Deployment - BAE completes autonomous Pacific 950 trials - The vessel demonstrated up to 45-knot operation. The stated envelope reached ten days at patrol speed or 300 nautical miles in pursuit mode. Weapon engagement remained under a human operator’s control. - source: baesystems.com