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We are proud to support This is Engineering – an online promotional campaign created by the Royal Academy of Engineering to inspire young people to consider a career in engineering.

This week is Tomorrow’s Engineers Week in the UK and with 22,500 employees in engineering or engineering-related roles, it’s a great opportunity for BAE Systems to celebrate the profession and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths).

September 28, 2015 is a day Mikael Take will not forget. That was the day BAE Systems delivered the first ARCHER artillery unit to the Swedish Defence Forces.

Our range of situational awareness technology, survivability equipment, and precision munitions helps ensure light attack aircraft are efficient military assets.

Across the dedicated child protection teams in the UK, there is an active desire to do things differently, and reach more children before harm can befall them.

Before a person can be a professional, they first must be a student of the game.

We're proud to announce that six of our engineers have been named in the Women's Engineering Society's Top 50 Female Engineers, as part of celebrations to mark International Women in Engineering Day 2019. Find out more about our winners below.

BAE Systems employees remember, honor and support our military during National Military Appreciation Month.

2019 marked the 50th anniversary of Continuous At Sea Deterrent - CASD50 - the longest unbroken operation ever delivered by the UK. It is known as Operation Relentless.

A look back at Tornado's service for the UK as Project Centurion ushers in a new era of air capability.

International Women's Day on Friday 8 March gives organisations such as ours an opportunity to celebrate the role of women in our organisation as well as reflecting on what diversity in all its forms brings to how we work. 

Fifty years ago on March 2, 1969 the very first Concorde, 001 – took to the skies over Toulouse in France.

New research by BAE Systems reveals three-quarters of Generation Z (centennials) want more information on tomorrow’s jobs and the skills they will need and more than half are worried about the right training to future proof their career.

1 April 2018 was the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Air Force. In its Centenary Year, the RAF will invite the Nation and its international partners to join them in commemorating with respect, celebrating with pride and inspiring future generations. All anniversary celebrations will be brought together under the umbrella of RAF100.

BAE Systems has a unique role in the design, build and support of both the F-35 Lightning II aircraft and Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers, making us the perfect partner to support integration flight trials.

HMS FORTH, the first of the River Class Batch 2 Offshore Patrol Vessels will be formally commissioned into the Royal Navy fleet at her new home of Portsmouth Naval Base on Friday 13 April.  

BAE Systems' commitment to the U.S. Navy's submarine fleet.

It’s National Apprentice Week this week, the annual campaign that brings together employers from across the country to celebrate the success of apprenticeships. This year’s focus is on demonstrating how apprentices work to the benefit of lots of different people – not just apprentices themselves.