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The Australian and Canadian governments have announced an export agreement of Australia’s High Frequency Surveillance capability system to establish an Arctic over-the-horizon radar (A-OTHR) in Canada.

BAE Systems received a contract award valued at $535 million to produce additional M109A7 Paladin Self-Propelled Howitzers and M992A3 Ammunition Carriers for the U.S. Army.

BAE Systems will be committing €50 million to venture capital (VC) funds focused on backing European defence-tech start-ups.

The latest in our Power of Perspective series. David Boutflour, Space Systems Degree Apprentice, BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, explains what it’s like being paid to learn in the hustle and bustle of a space clean room.

Sir Stuart Atha is the Senior NATO Advisor at BAE Systems. He is also Head of the UK delegation to the NATO Industrial Advisory Group (NIAG) and is leading the UK’s role in hosting the NIAG Plenary in Portsmouth (23-25 June), bringing together NATO, governments and industry to strengthen capability delivery and industrial cooperation across the Alliance.

In today’s operational environment, our customers face a fundamental paradox. Take a naval task group. At any moment, it may be required to deploy at pace – responding to a crisis, supporting allies, or safeguarding vital sea lanes. Platforms, people and data must be ready to act, often with very little warning.

The UK’s national security landscape is changing at unprecedented speed. Technology has become the primary arena in which threats emerge, evolve, and are countered. From AI enabled cyberattacks to autonomous systems and digitally driven criminal networks, the pace of technological change is reshaping the strategic environment. Across government and industry, I am seeing a growing consensus: the UK’s future security will depend on our ability to harness technology as effectively as those who seek to undermine it.