2014 Full Year Results

Explore how advanced data networks, autonomous systems and connected sensors are transforming subsea defence to protect critical underwater infrastructure.

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.

The same way a human develops judgement through repeated exposure to the real-world, autonomous military systems need to be trained through repeated exposure to operational scenarios. This is where high-fidelity synthetic environments become essential.

Modern border security demands smarter data exploitation, advanced risk analytics and future-ready technologies – spanning physical checkpoints, digital systems and multiple domains.

Canada demands the best arctic capabilities to position the nation ahead of adversaries. Sweden is the perfect Arctic ally.

With the UK's Critical National Infrastructure being a prime target for threat actors, Rebecca Phelps explores how cross domain solutions can enable secure data sharing to boost resilience and continuity.