Editing BAE Systems (section)

==Products==
[[File:Royal Navy Type 45 Destroyer HMS Daring MOD 45153705.jpg|thumb|[[BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships]] built the [[Type 45 destroyer]]. Other subsidiaries of BAE supplied the [[4.5-inch Mark 8 naval gun|naval gun]] and [[SAMPSON]] and [[S1850M]] radars for the class.]]

BAE Systems plays a significant role in the production of military equipment. In 2017, 98% of BAE Systems' total sales were military related.<ref>[https://www.sipri.org/publications/2018/sipri-fact-sheets/sipri-top-100-arms-producing-and-military-services-companies-2017 SIPRI Top 100 Arms-Producing and Military Service Companies] SIPRI. Retrieved 2019-12-18.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defensenews.com/static/features/top100/charts/rank_2008.php?c=FEA&s=T1C |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110721221828/http://www.defensenews.com/static/features/top100/charts/rank_2008.php?c=FEA&s=T1C |archive-date=21 July 2011 |title=Defense News Top 100 for 2008 |year=2008 |work=defensenews.com |publisher=Army Times Publishing Company |access-date=26 February 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

It plays important roles in military aircraft production. The company's Typhoon fighter is one of the main front line aircraft of the RAF.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://83.138.136.216/rafcms/mediafiles/2BC70E2E_1143_EC82_2E67F9879E4DF52A.pdf |title= Royal Air Force Aircraft & Weapons |publisher=Royal Air Force |pages= 6–15 |access-date=12 February 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070616024941/http://83.138.136.216/rafcms/mediafiles/2BC70E2E_1143_EC82_2E67F9879E4DF52A.pdf |archive-date=16 June 2007}}</ref> The company is a major partner in the F-35 Lightning II programme.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/bae-deliver-1000th-f-35-jet-fuselage/|title=BAE deliver 1,000th F-35 jet fuselage|date=18 February 2023|newspaper=UK Defence Journal|access-date=28 February 2023}}</ref> Its Hawk advanced jet trainer aircraft has been widely exported.<ref>{{Cite news |title= Military trainers review: BAE Systems |url= http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/03/20/212748/military-trainers-review-bae-systems.html |work= Flight International |publisher= Reed Business Information |date= 20 March 2007 |access-date= 22 March 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070930033602/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/03/20/212748/military-trainers-review-bae-systems.html |archive-date= 30 September 2007 |url-status= live}}</ref> In July 2006, the British government declassified the [[BAE Systems HERTI|HERTI]] (High Endurance Rapid Technology Insertion), an [[Unmanned Aerial Vehicle]] (UAV) which can navigate autonomously.<ref>{{cite news |first=Tim |last=Bowler |title=BAE spyplane eyes commercial sector |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5198364.stm |work=BBC News |date=20 July 2006 |access-date=25 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208013026/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5198364.stm |archive-date=8 February 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> It is currently developing a [[sixth-generation jet fighter]] aircraft for the RAF marketed as the "[[BAE Systems Tempest|Tempest]]" along with the MoD, [[Rolls-Royce Holdings|Rolls-Royce]], [[Leonardo (company)|Leonardo]] and MBDA. It is intended to enter service from 2035 replacing the Typhoon aircraft in service with the RAF.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/16/uk-tempest-fighter-jet-typhoon-farnborough-airshow|title=UK unveils new Tempest fighter jet to replace Typhoon|date=16 July 2018|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=2 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101165418/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/16/uk-tempest-fighter-jet-typhoon-farnborough-airshow|archive-date=1 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[BAE Systems Land and Armaments]] manufactures the [[M2 Bradley|M2/M3 Bradley]] fighting vehicle family, the US Navy [[Advanced Gun System]] (AGS), [[M113 armored personnel carrier|M113]] armoured personnel carrier (APC), [[M109 howitzer|M109 Paladin]], [[Archer Artillery System|Archer]], [[M777 howitzer]], the British Army's [[Challenger 2 tank|Challenger 2]], [[Warrior Tracked Armoured Vehicle]], [[Panther Command and Liaison Vehicle]], and the [[SA80]] assault rifle.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.defenceprocurementinternational.com/news/land/british-army-sa80-assault-rifle-upgrade|title=The SA80 Gets Multi-Million Pound Upgrade|date=13 April 2018|newspaper=Defence Procurement International|access-date=5 June 2021}}</ref>

Major naval projects include the ''Astute''-class submarines, Type 26 frigates and ''Dreadnought''-class submarines.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2021/03/23/new-uk-naval-shipbuilding-strategy-prizes-keeping-foreign-yards-out/ |title=New UK naval shipbuilding strategy prizes keeping foreign yards out |last=Chuter |first=Andrew |date=23 March 2021 |website=/www.defensenews.com |publisher=Sightline Media Group LLC |access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref>

BAE Systems is indirectly engaged in production of [[nuclear weapons]]—through its share of MBDA it is involved with the production and support of the [[Air-sol moyenne portée|ASMP]] missile, an air-launched nuclear missile which forms part of the [[Force de dissuasion|French nuclear deterrent]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=1 December 2014|title=France Studies Nuclear Missile Replacement|work=Defense News}}</ref> The company is also the UK's only [[nuclear submarine]] manufacturer and thus produces a key element of the United Kingdom's nuclear weapons capability.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Boxell|first=James|date=16 March 2007|title=BAE Systems and Carlyle in talks over shipyard|work=Financial Times|quote=BAE owns the UK's only submarine-building yard at Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria... Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent... is carried aboard four submarines.}}</ref>

BAE has operated the [[Holston Army Ammunition Plant]] in Tennessee, since 1999, and the [[Radford Army Ammunition Plant]] in [[Radford, Virginia]] since 2012.<ref>{{cite news |title=Britain's BAE Systems wins $8.8 bln contract to continue operating Tennessee ammo plant |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/britains-bae-systems-wins-88-bln-contract-continue-operating-tennessee-ammo-2023-12-12/#:~:text=Dec%2012%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20Britain's,1%2C%202024%20to%20Dec. |access-date=10 February 2024 |work=Reuters |date=12 December 2023}}</ref>