From space to subsea, right now our talented teams are engineering ways to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) for our customers. We use the best models and approaches so our customers can accelerate their exploitation of AI. Building higher quality efficiencies, faster outcomes, and with responsibility at its core. This is AI with purpose.

From space to subsea
Value-driven AI-enabled products and services for your problem-space
Purposeful integration
Our trusted mission-ready ecosystem to maximise your AI opportunities
Engineering pedigree
Brilliant brains working on high quality AI-driven outcomes

"Real impact from AI starts with the right foundations. Here's how we enable AI to support critical outcomes — safely, securely responsibly, and at scale."

James Hatch, Chief Digital Officer (CDO)

  • Trusted Data Foundations: Clean, connected, and governed data — powering reliable, high-impact AI
  • Assured ModelOps & AI Lifecycle: From development to deployment, every model is traceable, monitored, and compliant
  • Synthetic Data & Privacy by Design: Safe experimentation without exposing sensitive citizen information
  • Secure, Scalable Infrastructure: Cloud-ready environments for advanced AI — from LLMs to real-time analytics
  • Continuous Testing & Risk Management: AI performance and safety are validated through automated testing and oversight
  • Human-AI Teaming: Clear, explainable AI that supports decisions — not replaces them
  • Governance Built In: Alignment to standards, ethical principles, and legislative requirements from day one
  • Secure Supply Chains: Verified tools, data, and models reduce risk and improve resilience
  • Skilled Teams & Expert Oversight: Multidisciplinary delivery — combining AI, cyber, data, and domain expertise
Strategic investment in AI

BAE Systems to build on AI pedigree through investment in UK start-up Oxford Dynamics

BAE Systems has made a strategic investment in Oxford Dynamics, a UK-based deep-tech start-up specialising in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, as part of its ongoing drive to identify and harness innovative technologies for rapid deployment.

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Discover our AI perspectives
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Andy's perspective
It's hugely rewarding to be such a close mission partner with His Majesty's Government
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Hannah's perspective
Better, faster decision-making can ultimately save lives
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Ben's perspective
There's a human life on the end of every piece of policing data
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Our work is key for humanitarian missions, security and defence

AI-Enabled Products and Services

"BAE Systems has a pedigree in design, and we are bringing AI innovation to every domain."

Prof. Henry Tse, Global Head of Products & Services

AI-Enabled Delivery and Operations

"Our approach to AI is outcome-focused. We understand our customer's challenges, then apply the best models and methods for high-quality results."

Adrian Peachey, Chief Information Officer (CIO)

People and Capability

“We combine our deep customer domain knowledge with our constantly evolving skillsets to apply AI technologies to our customers' challenges in an operational setting."

Harriet Barr, Data & AI Lead

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Ecosystem Partners

"We have strong links with academia, and work with partners and SMEs across the whole AI ecosystem to integrate and deliver the best, most secure solutions."

Nick Sinnott, Head of Innovation and AI

"We have brilliant brains and we are constantly evolving. Because we are accelerating our secure adoption and exploitation of AI, our customers can too."
Nick Sinnott, Head of Innovation and AI
“We focus on appropriate engineering, assurance and monitoring of capabilities alongside innovation to make sure our customers can realise the benefits at scale.”
Harriet Barr, Data & AI Lead

Using AI in Defence

  • AI for decision advantage:
    • Actionable insights from complex multi-domain data sources
    • Total situational awareness from AI-driven analytics and fused sensors
    • AI-powered computer vision with tactical impact
    • Counter-UAV superiority 
  • Deploy AI with confidence — secured, validated, and mission-ready
    • Synthetic data to train and validate
    • Governance, assurance & compliance
  • Enhance efficiency:
    • Predictive maintenance for mission continuity
    • AI-optimised defence logistics 
    • AI-enabled UAS for autonomous capability at the edge
  • Empower human talent:
    • Automate & integrate – streamline processes with AI
    • Accelerated defence design & testing with AI-driven simulation

Using AI in NS & Government

  • Knowledge graphs for intelligence exploitation
  • Large-scale search and triage of unstructured content
  • Enabling developer productivity through Generative AI
  • Fraud and serious crime detection through entity resolution and anomaly detection
  • Enabling seamless borders through data enrichment
  • VISTA (Voice, Image, Speech, Text Analytics) for actionable intelligence 
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Using AI for Space

  • ML for on-board and post processing of data
  • Failure predictions for flight components
  • Autonomy for mission planning and execution
  • Generative AI for spacecraft and mission design

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