About BAE Systems
BAE Systems plc is a British multinational defense, security, and aerospace company headquartered in London, with a dedicated Space Business Unit formalized in July 2024 that consolidates more than 150 years of combined space expertise. The space division develops and operates advanced satellite systems, combining long heritage in radiation-hardened electronics and scientific instruments with modern small satellite and AI capabilities through its In-Space Missions subsidiary.
The BAE Systems Space Business Unit develops the Azalea satellite cluster — a LEO constellation using radar and RF data analyzed by on-orbit machine learning for global intelligence and surveillance delivery. The company has contributed hardware to some of the most significant scientific missions in history, including all five science instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope, the Wide Field Instrument for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, and components for the James Webb Space Telescope.
BAE Systems offers customizable satellite platforms and 'Space as a Service' hosted payload rideshare deployment through In-Space Missions' Faraday program, serving defense, civil, and commercial customers requiring reliable, mission-critical access to space and on-orbit capabilities.