FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / BAE Systems / 2 October 2026
BAE Systems (BA): news on Friday 2 October 2026
+5.0 positive
Coverage was mostly positive, centred on a $16m US Navy GPS contract, successful counter-drone trials and other contract wins. A reported possible bid for Robin Radar added interest, while shares stalling and higher short interest tempered the tone.
What drove it
- contract wins
- counter-drone trials
- Robin Radar bid
The 21 stories
- +6.3 BAE Systems demonstrates integrated counter-drone capability in live trials
Company reports integrated counter-drone live trials. - +6.3 BAE Systems Successfully Demonstrates Integrated BATS Counter-Drone System in Live Trials
Counter-drone system succeeds in live trials. - +5.8 M-Code GPS solution for U.S. Navy wins BAE Systems $16 million contract
Wins $16m US Navy M-Code GPS contract. - +5.8 BAE Systems: $16m US contract and counter-drone success in Scotland
US contract win and counter-drone trial success. - +5.8 BAE Systems Nyan Drone Secured Live MoD Contract Worth Nearly £5m - Financial-News.co.uk
Nyan drone secures nearly £5m MoD contract. - +5.7 BAE Systems wins $16 million contract to strengthen U.S. Navy carrier landing system against GPS jamming with M-Code upgrade
Wins $16m contract for Navy carrier landing system. - +5.7 BAE Systems Awarded $16 Million Collins Aerospace Contract to Deliver M-Code GPS for U.S. Navy Carrier Landings
Wins $16m contract for Navy GPS upgrade. - +5.5 BAE Systems to deliver M‑Code GPS for U.S. Navy joint precision approach and landing system
Will deliver M-Code GPS for US Navy. - +5.5 BAE Systems awarded $16M contract from Collins Aerospace
Awarded $16m Collins Aerospace contract. - +5.0 BAE Systems trials new counter-drone technology designed to tackle aerial threats
Counter-drone technology trials progressing. - +5.0 Can BAE Systems (LSE:BA.) Pair A Record Order Backlog With A Steady Dividend As Ex-Date Nears With FTSE 100 In Focus?
Record order backlog and steady dividend highlighted. - +5.0 U.S. Air Force taps BAE for pulsed laser research
US Air Force picks BAE for laser research. - +5.0 U.S. Marine Corps orders 32 ACV-R armored recovery vehicles
US Marine Corps orders 32 armoured recovery vehicles. - +4.2 BAE Earns AIMS Certification for F-16 IFF Interrogator Transponder
Earns certification for F-16 IFF transponder. - +2.8 EXCLUSIVE: BAE weighs bid for Robin Radar in possible $2.3 billion deal, sources say
Possible $2.3bn bid for Robin Radar; expansion but costly. - +2.5 BAE Systems Weighs Bid for Robin Radar in Possible $2.3bn Deal, Reuters Reports
Repeats Reuters report of possible Robin Radar bid. - +2.5 BAE Systems, EQT Reportedly Eye Bids for Robin Radar Systems
Reported interest in acquiring Robin Radar; growth ambition, deal uncertain. - −2.5 Bae Systems PLC (OTCMKTS:BAESY) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 51.5% in September
Rising short interest in US-listed shares. - +2.5 BAE Systems explores Robin Radar bid as sale could value Dutch defence tech group at €2 billion
Explores Robin Radar bid; potential expansion in defence tech. - −1.7 As BAE Systems shares stall is now the time to bank those outsized profits?
Shares stalling; question over taking profits. - −0.3 BAE Systems stock after-hours at EUR 22.91: minus 0.09 percent versus prior close
Minor after-hours share price dip.
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