BAE Systems – The Defense Post

May- 2026 -

14 May

A row of Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPV) sit in a motorpool for issue and receiving for the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Aug. 15, 2024. The Spartan Brigade is the second brigade in the Army to receive the AMPVs and is currently undergoing familiarization and training to prepare Soldiers on the next generation of tracked combat vehicles in accordance with the Army’s key initiatives for lethality, readiness and modernization. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Bernabe Lopez III)

RENK Brings Autonomous Driving Solution to US Army’s AMPV

RENK America has partnered with BAE Systems and Forterra to integrate autonomous capability into the US Army’s Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle.

12 May

Land

Bea Castañeda

Challenger 3: Inside Britain’s Upgraded Main Battle Tank

This guide breaks down how the Challenger 3 is transforming Britain’s armored warfare capabilities with upgraded firepower, survivability, and battlefield technology built for modern combat.

8 May

Arms

Bea Castañeda

From Hydra to Precision: How the APKWS Works

This guide explains how APKWS turns standard 70mm rockets into precision air-to-ground weapons, delivering low-cost, laser-guided strikes with pinpoint accuracy.

4 May

Americas

Christine Casimiro

US Approves Sale of APKWS to Israel, Qatar, and UAE

The US State Department has approved three separate foreign military sales of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System to Israel, Qatar, and the UAE.

Apr- 2026 -

29 April

Europe

Christine Casimiro

BAE Systems Begins NavGuide GPS Receiver Production, Initial Deliveries

BAE Systems’ NavGuide GPS receiver, the successor to the company’s Defense Advanced GPS Receiver, has entered into production and begun initial deliveries.

9 April

Air

Christine Casimiro

RAF Typhoon Test-Fires Low-Cost Counter-Drone Rockets

The Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoon test and evaluation aircraft successfully fired a counter-drone rocket at BAE Systems’ flight test development center in Warton, Lancashire.

6 April

Americas