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ITV News' science correspondent, Martin Stew visited our Prismatic Ltd. business for a first look at the latest advancements with PHASA-35, our solar powered aircraft designed to stay airborne for months at a time 🎥 http://baes.co/zkY750UqM9B

Mission complete🛰️. PHASA-35, our high altitude pseudo satellite has taken to the stratosphere once again. Our Prismatic Ltd. team launched it, flew it to more than 66,000 feet, landed it and had it ready to fly again in just two days. This rapid turnaround is key to its future success as a cost effective alternative to other earth observation methods like traditional aircraft and satellites. Read more on how we are working with partners like the Met Office and Honeywell to put PHASA-35 at the front of the race to harness the stratosphere 👉 http://baes.co/l5oF50UuUIX

Christmas magic with Little Troopers ✨ Our team came together to help pack 2,500 festive boxes at Bovington camp for this year's Little Troopers Christmas Smiles campaign, which brings joy to military kids with deployed parents 🎄 Evelyn, former Combat Human Resources Specialist in the Adjutant General’s Corps, opens up about the challenges deployment brings to families. Watch more on YouTube 🎁 http://baes.co/gk5850UtWsV

We invest in education and skills, empowering you to grow in your professional and personal life, like Nikita. Nikita’s career has gone from strength to strength. From turning her work experience with us into a permanent role to getting a recent promotion, her life has soared and helped her move from supported housing to living in her own flat 🚀 Read more on KentOnline 📰 http://baes.co/NslY50UpKV6

Today, alongside the Australian Submarine Agency and ASC Pty Ltd, we’ve signed a contractual agreement that supports the delivery of the SSN AUKUS fleet of submarines for the Royal Australian Navy. Designed and delivered by thousands of our Australia and UK workforce, SSN AUKUS will integrate cutting-edge technologies and advanced materials to enable it to operate the full spectrum of underwater missions, from advanced intelligence and surveillance, through to underwater warfare. Read more 🔗http://baes.co/tgmQ50UspMk

Ever wondered how you develop a new fighter jet that can harness tech yet to be invented? 💡 Watch ITV News to see how AI and augmented reality are powering Tempest, the fighter jet of the future which will form the backbone of UK combat air power until at least 2085 🎥 http://baes.co/4sI050UohyM

We’ve signed a landmark agreement with our GCAP industry partners to form a new company that will deliver the next generation of combat aircraft 🤝 This joint business venture for the Global Combat Air Programme will combine the strengths and expertise of BAE Systems in the UK, Leonardo in Italy, and Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Co Ltd (JAIEC) in Japan, in the delivery of critical combat air capability ✈️ We're excited to be leading UK industry in this exciting endeavour, and look forward to collaborating even more closely with our international partners through an innovative organisation that will pave the way for the future of combat air. Read more 🔗 http://baes.co/xNks50UqFIV

We’ve been awarded a new contract by the four-nation Eurofighter Typhoon consortium to further develop our most advanced fighter pilot helmet, Striker II®. This latest investment will fund the next stage of development, ensuring the helmet achieves a production ready standard. Striker II's new capability combined with a game-changing new radar, future weapons and advanced displays will ensure Typhoon continues as the backbone of combat air defence for decades to come. We expect this investment to secure more than 200 highly skilled jobs at BAE Systems’ combat air facility in Warton, Lancashire and its Electronic Systems site in Rochester, Kent which specialises in developing helmet-mounted displays. Join our team 🔗 http://baes.co/lVIq50UoXnP

BAE Systems Maritime recently demonstrated the awesome abilities of a new type of autonomous submarine in the UK for the first time. Herne, known as an extra large autonomous underwater vehicle, is powered by Nautomate; our platform agnostic autonomous military “brain in a box”. BBC News' Marc Cieslak joined us for an exclusive demonstration of how Herne can provide militaries with cost effective autonomy for a wide range of missions, ending the reliance on crewed platforms and boosting endurance. Watch more on BBC News' YouTube 🎥 http://baes.co/RNir50UmmzX

Chris started at BAE Systems in 1972 and designed head-up displays for pilots during his 33-year career at our site in Marconi Way, Rochester. He is now a curator at the on-site museum, where he preserves artefacts from more than a century of aviation history, which saw skilled engineers pave the way for those developing future technologies. Chris has shared memories from his long career and of the formation of BAE Systems as we know it today with KentOnline 🔗 http://baes.co/GEye50Ukc09