Our stories

The Royal Academy of Engineering has today elected BAE Systems Air’s Dr Paul Needham (PhD, Hon DUniv, CEng, FIET) as a new fellow, in recognition of his outstanding career in Engineering and contributions to solving engineering problems in aerospace design and manufacture.

DSEI (Defence & Security Equipment International) made a return in 2023, and it took place at London's ExCeL exhibition centre, situated in the Royal Victoria Dock in London Docklands, North Hall, H3-110 from Tuesday 12th to Friday 15th September.

Rapid reprogramming delivers advanced electromagnetic sensing and jamming capabilities

Following a visit to our site in Warton, Lancashire, the Financial Times featured an article about the latest progress on the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP). Read about the work we’re doing with our industry partners in the UK, Italy and Japan to deliver a next generation combat aircraft by 2035.

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.

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.