Innovators

Innovators: bringing you the latest news and perspectives from our Research & Development teams. Defense has always been an incubator for technology, bringing huge advances to the civilian world in the process. Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, GPS and even the computer mouse are all technologies with roots in defense.
It is embodied by Tempest, an international future combat air system that will pioneer new technology, capable of staying ahead of evolving threats, enabled by decades of expertise in a world leading industry.
We’re collaborating internationally to deliver an ambitious military program for the UK and our partners, whilst investing in people, early careers, technology and infrastructure, supporting the economy and long term prosperity of our nation.

Skills

Tempest is one of the UK’s largest ever science and technology endeavors and will ensure the development of world-first technologies continues to flourish. It is a beacon to attract future engineers and a place for young people to build their careers, with more than 2,800 people already employed across UK industry and the Ministry of Defense.
Our passionate and ingenious people are embracing new ways of working and mixing the knowledge of our highly experienced engineers with our young workforce to break new ground. We have attracted more than 1,000 apprentices and graduates across the program and helped to inspire tens of thousands of schoolchildren to study STEM.

Simulating defence against hypersonics

Hypersonic weapons are a real and growing threat, especially given their ability to carry both conventional and nuclear warheads, and their.

Moving from USB sticks to the cloud

Currently, maintenance analytics are often downloaded from an aircraft by USB stick or even burned to a CD, then sent to separate manufacturers

Data fusion drives autonomous understanding

One of the biggest challenges in developing self-driving cars is the ‘binding problem’ - ensuring the vehicle can identify the objects around it such as road markings.

At the top of our game

With the growing requirement for synthetic training and environments, we are investing heavily in simulation, Virtual Reality (VR) and Mixed Reality (MR) capabilities.

Plug and play military networks

Communications are vital to military operations, so maintaining network connectivity across multiple domains and allies is critically important.

Quantum leap

Quantum technology is an area of research led by the defence and security sector. MicronTech is investigating the disciplines of quantum sensing and quantum encryption, both of which presen.

Electrifying Tempest with industrial partnerships

How do you power a future combat aircraft, when energy demands of the systems aboard are constantly increasing, but the need for efficiency and sustainability

HMS Queen Elizabeth Grey Water Treatment

HMS Queen Elizabeth entered service into the Royal Navy in December 2017. The ship has gone above and beyond statutory compliance, with extra commitment.

Energy efficiencies for a greener future

Highlighting our commitment to net zero, over the last 15 years BAE Systems has reduced carbon emissions at Portsmouth Naval Base from c.100,000 tones/year to c.35,000 tones/year.