Stories

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.

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.

Hear from our Chief Financial Officer, Brad Greve on the power of inclusion and what it means to him.

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.

Watch the latest episode of The Fighter Show, a world-first YouTube series from Eurofighter Typhoon.

IPA5, one of the fleet of Instrumented Production Aircraft, takes to the skies. The hangars at BAE Systems' in Lancashire, the UK home to a unique fleet of Typhoon aircraft — they’re the airborne science labs of the fighter jet world.

BAE Systems’ Air business has donated £12,000 to the armed forces motorsport charity ‘Mission Motorsport’ in Wigan, as part of the Company’s ongoing commitment to support the armed forces, veterans and their families.  

Born with a ready-made RAF nickname, Typhoon pilot Flight Lieutenant Matt Brighty was always destined to be a pilot. After a career of professional highs behind the scenes, Brighty is now destined to play a big public role as the RAF's Typhoon Display Pilot for the 2023 season. Here he discusses the demands of the role, how he is looking forward to thrilling air show crowds and the many hours of work that is going into designing his routine.

Image of a woman talking on a video call We’re extending our support of the Recruit for Spouses (RFS) coaching programme - helping to bridge the gap between employers and spouses/partners of serving Armed Forces personnel and veterans.