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Congratulations to the winners of our 2023 UK Apprentice Awards, which took place on Thursday 8 February 2024 in Manchester

From a proud history in the Royal Air Force (RAF) and now working as part of the Future of Combat Air, Drew shares how he has lived a lifetime in aviation and how his passion for the industry is stronger today than ever.

Andy Wilds takes some time out from his role at the Home Office to discuss his work modernising the UK’s borders and the secrets of successful transformation projects

Collaborating with DE&S, we provided a clear logistical and technical roadmap to successfully rationalise and deliver critical design information. 

It was a kind of big year for Glascoed Product Engineer, Josh. We catch up with him to find out all about it and what’s in store for 2024. Awards, First Class Honours, Vanlife and DIY… let’s get talking.

In a display of adaptability, interoperability and agility, Eurofighter Typhoons and crews from the Royal Air Force coped with sub-zero temperatures during their deployment in Norway for Exercise Arctic Phoenix.

Meet our early careers superstars to find out what working life is like at BAE Systems, what inspires them in their careers and demystify misconceptions

Many children dream of being astronauts. Of venturing into space to walk on the moon or explore new planets. It might sound surprising for someone at the forefront of the New Space era, but that wasn’t the case with Doug Liddle.

It’s important to create a working environment where everyone feels supported, respected and heard.

BAE Systems is delighted to once again have participants in the final of the WorldSkills UK competition. Taking place from 15 – 17 November, the competition brings together participants from a range of disciplines across the UK, to compete in a number of challenges.

It was a night of glitz, glamour and celebration for Munitions IDT Lead, Lizzy Nash, and Business Development Manager, Marcus Gartside, who had the privilege of representing BAE Systems at this year’s Army Sports Awards.

An apprenticeship can open the door to a successful career, but it doesn’t happen without a lot of determination and hard work.

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence seeks to secure critical NHS systems and organisations today and into the future through cutting edge risk methodologies and techniques

We’ve proudly supported The Open University’s Disabled Veterans’ Scholarships Fund (DVSF) since its inception nearly seven years ago, helping hundreds of veterans study for higher-education. The first of its kind in the UK, this pioneering scheme provides free education and tailored support to the ex-military community who have been injured or disabled in, or during, military service.

Large-scale business transformations can often be expensive, difficult, and risky. From digital twins to chatbots, here’s how technology can make the change process less painful.

While BAE Systems has its own exciting sustainability technologies and research, we’ll only achieve our ambitious net zero goals by working with others. Climate change is an issue we all face together, so collaboration is the best approach. Working with an independent research company, we’ve created the paper below to explore some of the most interesting sustainability technology being developed by others in industry, start-ups and academia.

From selling jets to selling satellites, Damon Olloman takes the term ‘high-flyer’ very literally. Here’s what he had to say about the thriving world of SAR technology and the need for speed in space innovation.

Gender mainstreaming is core to many cyber capacity building projects. But how can we export cybersecurity expertise in an inclusive way and have a positive impact on gender equality?

As a former RAF pilot with eight years’ experience in the Test and Evaluation squadron, our Typhoon Operational Requirements Manager, Andrew 'Blyty' Mallery-Blythe, understands how vital fast decision-making is when it comes to being an effective fighter pilot.

Tucked away where river meets Irish Sea, the small town of Preesall in a quiet corner of coastal Lancashire seems an unlikely place to find an integral part of the UK aerospace supply chain.

There’s a buzz around Samlesbury site, and it isn’t just the team hard at work. Samlesbury site is now home to its very own colony of bees.

"My first love will always be hands-on engineering; taking a challenge that is seemingly impossible, designing and building the very best solution possible, and then watching it become a reality. That’s an awesome feeling!"

Back in 2019, whilst studying Aerospace Engineering at the University of Liverpool, Becky landed a summer internship with BAE Systems, a business she’d be excited to return to again in September 2020, after she secured a role on the Company’s graduate scheme.

Simulating temperature controlled environments through machine learning is just one advantage of our digital manufacturing approach in the Factory of the Future.

The Eurofighter Typhoon is the backbone of combat air power across Europe and its global allies and as Mike Frank, Head of Engineering for Typhoon Product Strategy explains, it is just getting started.

For more than 20 years, Jon Baker has dedicated himself to enabling more effective cyber defence at an industry-wide level. Today, he’s more committed than ever to this mission. Here, he takes us under the hood of his work with industry to enhance collective threat intelligence.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had a game-changing impact on the teams that carry our in-service support and servicing on the Royal Air Force’s Typhoon fleet.

One of Samlesbury's former runways has been recycled and put to use on Lancashire's roads, thanks to a unique recycling scheme being led by Lancashire County Council.

It's often said that the power behind the Air Sector is it's people. But what you may not know is just how many of our talented colleagues are champions outside of work as well as inside.

It’s long past midnight but, when the QRA alarm sounds, the Eurofighter Typhoon engineers and pilots spring to life. They sprint to their jets and get airborne. Within minutes of the siren’s shriek the two Typhoon pilots are close to the Estonia-Russia border and eyeball-to-eyeball with a Russian military aircraft.

Barrow-in-Furness is a town in Cumbria, North West England and home to our Submarines shipyard.

In over 20 years serving with the Royal Air Force, Paul Smith flew more than 3,000 hours in fast jets including the Eurofighter Typhoon. Today, he is bringing his experience to developing the jet’s electronic warfare capabilities.

Army veteran Martin joined the Air business in March 2023 as a direct result of the mentoring and support he received thanks to a community investment partnership between BAE Systems and veterans charity, Mission Motorsport in Wigan.

BAE Systems are committed to making a difference in the communities where our people live and work and we’re proud to support a number of local charities within the North West region through partnerships, donations and support in-kind.

Mike Sutton’s book ‘TYPHOON’, which takes a detailed look at his career in the RAF and the missions he flew, has earned a host of accolades. John Nichol has called it it ‘an adrenaline-fuelled, gripping account that puts you right in the cockpit of one of the RAF's most modern combat aircraft.’ Here Mike discusses his experiences and his reasons for writing the book.

Hunt Forward Operations provide an enhanced capability to identify cyber threats. But what exactly are they and how can they be modified for wider applications?