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BAE Systems to acquire Ball Aerospace for $5.6B
now estimates BAE Systems will see a +10% compound annual growth rate over the next five years. The deal is projected to close in the first half of 2024.
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K Defence and aerospace giant BAE Systems has reached an agreement to acquire Ball Aerospace, a NASA
supplier, for approximately $5.55 billion. The deal – BAE Systems’ largest ever – comes after the firm edged out rival competitors, Blackstone and Veritas Capital, who were in the running to buy Ball Aerospace. The deal provides an opportunity for BAE
Systems to expand its portfolio across areas such as environmental monitoring, space, and munitions, the firm says. The war in Ukraine is also noted as a key area of interest amid the acquisition. Ball Aerospace specialises in spacecraft, mission payloads, optical systems, sensors, scientific and tactical systems, analytical tools, and antenna systems. The acquisition is poised to help BAE Systems advance its space strategy and strengthen ties with NASA.
The acquisition will also take BAE Systems BD-LS-20 SIL
more deeply into the command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) sector, and provide access to Ball Aerospace’s low-carbon aluminium packaging initiatives. The purchase will add more than $2 billion
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in annual revenues in the growing space domain, C4ISR and missile and munitions markets, BAE Systems says. Dr Charles Woodburn, Chief Executive
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of BAE Systems, said: “This marquee acquisition would advance our company’s position in some of the fastest growing segments of the defence market and further increase our alignment with enduring customer priorities in both the US National Defense Strategy and US Intelligence Strategy. Ball Aerospace’s world-class products, capabilities and deep customer relationships would enhance our existing portfolio in areas including space, C4ISR, and missile systems. “The strategic and financial rationale is compelling, as we continue to focus on areas of high priority defence and Intelligence spending, strengthening our world-class multi-domain portfolio and enhancing our value compounding model of top-line growth, margin expansion and high cash generation,” he added. In financial terms, forecasting
Satellite cluster set to expand UK space footprint In-Space Missions, a subsidiary of BAE Systems, is developing a multi-sensor satellite cluster for defence and intelligence gathering. The cluster – known as Azalea – is being developed in collaboration with Finnish aerospace firm Iceye and will support the UK Government’s Defence Space Strategy, helping to provide intelligence for military operations and disaster response. Announced last year, the cluster was
initially planned to launch in 2024, however BAE Systems now says the high demand for launches has now moved this to early 2025. Featuring SAR technology, the cluster can
deliver high-resolution imagery of the Earth’s surface. This will help the UK Government detect instant physical changes including the movement of hostile ships and aircraft, or the location of people at risk during natural disasters such as floods and forest fires, according to BAE Systems. Dave Armstrong, Group Managing
Director of BAE Systems’ Digital Intelligence business said: “The Azalea satellite cluster will process data in space to provide swathes of digital intelligence wherever it’s needed. We understand how important space-based intelligence is to every domain, whether that’s informing strategic command, alerting an in-area warship, or providing real-time intelligence to forces on the ground. The launch of Azalea will be a major step forward for the UK’s sovereign space capability.” Doug Liddle, Chief Executive and co-
founder of In-Space Missions added: “We’re working together to create a step-change in military intelligence and capabilities. Our technology will monitor adversaries, but will also provide substantial civil benefits by helping humanitarian response missions.” Unlike space-based sensors that rely
on transferring massive data to Earth via intermittent radio signals for processing, Azalea’s four satellites employ on-board machine learning on edge processors. This, BAE Systems says, enables secure and direct delivery of intelligence worldwide, removing the need for time-consuming data transfer and maintaining communication links while the satellites remain in low Earth orbit. The firm adds that, unlike conventional,
single-purpose satellites, Azalea can be fully reconfigured while remaining in space, in the same way a smartphone installs a new app.
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