Our ammunition offers maximum lethality and high reliability in the widest range of climatic conditions. We have also incorporated latest ballistic technologies, including state-of-the-art penetrator and propellant materials in high explosive, screening, kinetic energy and training rounds.
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BAE Systems named 'Manufacturer of the Year'
Employees at our site in Glascoed, Monmouthshire are celebrating after the Company was announced as ‘Manufacturer of the Year’ at the Made in Wales Awards. -
BAE Systems awarded £2.4 billion munitions contract to equip UK Armed Forces
BAE Systems has been awarded a new 15-year contract for the supply of munitions to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). The contract, worth £2.4bn, will sustain approximately 4,000 jobs across the UK. -
New mixing technology achieves more explosive power
Our engineers have achieved a 20 percent increase in munition explosive power by mixing current polymer bonded explosives using Resonant Acoustic Mixing (RAM) technology. -
We have made a donation to help protect the UK's only World War One battlefield
Our Land UK business in Washington, Tyne and Wear, has donated £1,000 to the Heugh Battery Museum in Hartlepool, the only World War One battlefield site in the UK. -
Innovative team approach to new army vehicle support contract
A BAE Systems-led team, including Hobson Industries and Penman MW Engineering, has won a significant contract to provide Post Design Services (PDS) for the British Army’s Pinzgauer, Land Rover and Light Trailer fleets, which could be worth up to £12m. -
Unmanned tank of the future will be at centre of autonomous combat fleet
We have revealed a future concept of the tank of the future as an autonomous combat vehicle supported by fleets of smaller autonomous air and ground vehicles, working together in the most demanding combat environments. -
Our engineers develop Bluetooth-enabled sensors to detect health of military bridging systems
Engineers based at our site in Telford, Shropshire are testing an integrated Bluetooth and sensing technology which reports the remaining service-life of military bridging systems. -
Our apprentices and graduates build outdoor sensory play area
Sunderland-based charity Grace House – which provides respite care for children with life-limiting disabilities in the North East – now has a new outdoor sensory play area with disabled access, thanks to volunteers from our business. -
BAE Systems raises over £5,000 for Help for Heroes
Nearly 100 employees from BAE Systems took part in a 25 mile Yorkshire Three Peaks event to raise money for Help for Heroes, the charity that supports those with injuries and illnesses sustained while serving in the British Armed Forces, and their families.
