BAE Systems has secured $16 million in Defense Production Act Title III funding to demonstrate and qualify its radiation-hardened 45 nanometer technology. The funding comes via the Department of War's Warfighting Investments, Resourcing, and Execution directorate. The contract reestablishes the RH45 ASIC Storefront, strengthening the domestic supply chain for radiation-hardened microelectronics. Manufacturing will occur at GlobalFoundries' facility in Malta, New York, using 45nm silicon-on-insulator technology. RH45 technology enables space customers to develop custom solutions for missions requiring high-performance capabilities in harsh environments. The chips support military, civil, and commercial operations including planetary exploration, communications, national security, and weather monitoring. The technology will be integrated into single-board computers, including BAE Systems' Endura SBC. Work is performed at BAE Systems' Space Systems facility in Manassas, Virginia.

BAE Systems has launched Shadow EW, a family of compact electronic warfare solutions for small airborne platforms. The systems provide situational awareness and self-defence capabilities in contested environments. The solutions use commercial microchips for high-performance computing and supply chain efficiency, enabling high-volume, low-cost production. Shadow EW products feature configurable hardware with iterative software updates to counter evolving threats. The systems are designed around open architecture standards and support various EW mission applications, including situational awareness, targeting, deception, and survivability. Production will take place at BAE Systems facilities in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with software and design work in Nashua, New Hampshire. Rebecca Cruz, Director of Shadow EW products at BAE Systems, said the solutions address the need for adaptable electronic warfare capabilities across all platform sizes.

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, equipped with scientific instruments built by BAE Systems. The company designed and developed the Opto-Mechanical Assembly on the Wide Field Instrument, the telescope's primary scientific instrument, which provides the stable structure and thermal environment needed for performance. The telescope's Wide Field Instrument offers a field of view at least 100 times greater than Hubble, allowing scientists to survey the sky up to 1,000 times faster. Roman will study billions of cosmic objects to explore how planets, stars and galaxies form and develop over time. BAE Systems has supported every NASA astrophysics flagship mission, including Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope. The company is already contributing to NASA's next mission concept, the Habitable Worlds Observatory.