Bae Systems Share Discussion Threads

[andyadvfn1] 31/5/2019 14:58

Doing nicely today, any views on the reason for the rise when all around are falling?

[ribblewader] 31/5/2019 14:10

BAE Systems have made a donation to help protect the UK's only World War One battlefield

[gordogecks] 31/5/2019 11:25

Took a small slice myself today.
Looks pretty undervalued to me and I hear Trump is due to meet various FTSE100 CEOS - BAe included in the list.

Long term buy. Defence spending rising in most nations.

[ribblewader] 31/5/2019 09:19

I did wonder how aircraft were given type names!

How Are The Names Of RAF Aircraft Chosen?

[ribblewader] 31/5/2019 09:14

Babbler, cant see much improvement until Brexit is decided (which ever way) and the Saudi Sales issue is resolved.

[crossing_the_rubicon] 31/5/2019 08:33

Not such a good look.




"BAE executive leaves abruptly after just 12 months"
Former Crossrail chief Andrew Wolstenholme departs UK’s largest defence contractor

The head of BAE Systems’ naval and armoured vehicles business in the UK has left abruptly after just 12 months in the role at Britain’s largest defence contractor.

In his role at BAE, he oversaw some of the company’s most high-profile UK naval programmes, including the construction of the second of the Royal Navy’s two aircraft carriers. The naval business also covers BAE’s substantial submarine business, notably Dreadnought, the programme to deliver the next-generation nuclear deterrent.

A spokesman for BAE confirmed that Mr Wolstenholme had left last week for “personal reasons” but declined to provide further details. He said the company’s naval programmes were performing in line with previous guidance issued at BAE’s annual results in February.

[babbler] 30/5/2019 18:35

shares now at 3 year low? Hmmm. Bounce soon?

[ribblewader] 30/5/2019 15:58

wad collector, re your 1895. Same old. Different alias ('es)!

[crossing_the_rubicon] 30/5/2019 10:22

I think we're being naive if we don't realise that machine of war are built and sold for one purpose only.....

Personally I've never given it a second thought as to where these machines of war are deployed. If it is not us supplying some of these nations, it would the Russians, or French, Or Americans.

War and killing people is a popular pastime unfortunately.

[ribblewader] 30/5/2019 09:28

We are honored to lead the way in the development of the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Electromagnetic (EM) Railgun Innovative Naval Prototype.

[ribblewader] 29/5/2019 18:10

New funding announced for horizontal-launch spaceport study

[wad collector] 29/5/2019 18:07

I should think the UK defence policy is probably not her main waking thought at the moment!

[ribblewader] 29/5/2019 18:05

MoD transformation fund primes RN autonomy initiatives

[intelinvestor] 29/5/2019 16:52

hxxps://uk.blastingnews.com/politics/2018/04/theresa-may-directly-profits-from-the-bloodshed-of-innocent-people-002518625.html

Does Theresa May directly profit from the bloodshed of innocent people?

[intelinvestor] 29/5/2019 16:50

Crossing,
Still a heavy amount invested. ...wounder what his average price of sale was?


Articale from The Times. hxxps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bae-systems-boosted-by-capital-investment-xv3cn75qngm

[crossing_the_rubicon] 29/5/2019 16:25

Intel,
Does seem to be the case doesnt it..

Pity they did not have to notify each 1% threshold crossed!!!!
As we'd have known sooner.

[intelinvestor] 29/5/2019 15:38

Not very reasuring but will this downward trend continue...

Capital Group must have have been offloading for a while.

[intelinvestor] 29/5/2019 14:27

BAE SYSTEMS PLC Holding(s) in Company
29/05/2019 11:43am
UK Regulatory (RNS & others)

[ribblewader] 29/5/2019 12:35

CANSEC 2019

A design based on the UK Royal Navy's (RN's) Type 26 Global Combat Ship has been selected as the basis for the Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN's) next generation of surface combatants.

Selection for CSC is the second export success for BAE Systems' Type 26 design, following on from the selection last year of a Global Combat Ship variant for the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) Project Sea 5000 Hunter-class frigate programme. Representatives from the RN, RAN and RCN on 1 May signed a charter formally acknowledging Canada's entry into the Global Combat Ship Users Group.

[crossing_the_rubicon] 29/5/2019 12:13

Capital Group losing faith it seems

Halve their stake to 4.9268% from 9.9426%

Explains the recent weakness.

[shalder] 28/5/2019 19:56

Indeed it does, which is where I suspect semantics come into play. Back in the day when it was politically toxic for the RN to talk aircraft carriers, suddenly there was a project for ships to carry several SeaKing helicopters, which happened to have a flight deck err "through deck", so it wasn't a carrier, it was a through deck cruiser. Today the Japanese are doing something remarkably similar, only they are called Helicopter Destroyers, and the latest will be about the size and configuration of the last Ark Royal. I am willing to bet that it will have been designed to be able to operate F35B should this become relevant. It will be interesting to see what variants they go for with the additional planned orders.

[ribblewader] 28/5/2019 16:30

shalder. I tend to agree with you. I dont think Japan will be considering mini carriers though, the Japanees constitution forbids any "strike" capability.

[shalder] 28/5/2019 15:01

RW
Many thanks for the links. I'm interested in part because the B variant might turn out to be rather more of a success story than RN + USM needs imply. To me there are increasing indicators of planners thinking of resurrecting the old Light Fleet Carrier category, which the F35B enables without the exorbitant costs of cats/traps. I will be very interested to see how the Japanese proceed in this direction. Also the use of USN Wasp etc as mini strike carriers complicates targeting for adversaries compared with only having to track a handful of CVNs. Also, I note Singapore interest in the B due to vulnerability of their runways.

[ribblewader] 28/5/2019 14:23

shalder.
Excuse the noise!

The BA. web site does not clarify anything but does acknowledge it produces forall three varients.