<div id="readability-page-1">  <p><time datetime="2026-05-14T15:55:00+01:00">    Thursday 14 May 2026 3:55 pm  </time></p>         <div>                                                                                                                 Add as a preferred        source on Google                        </div>    <figure>    <div>       </div> <img width="742" height="495" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.cityam.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Chemring1.jpeg/query-dz03NDI?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.cityam.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Chemring1.jpeg/query-dz03NDI"/>  <figcaption>BT said the agreement would help BAE staff access digital tools </figcaption> </figure> <p>BT has signed a five-year deal with BAE Systems to provide secure connectivity across the defence giant’s global operations, as military contractors ramp up digital infrastructure spend.</p><p>The contract will see BT support BAE’s network across 40 countries, with an option to extend the partnership by an additional three years.</p><p>The deal comes as BAE, Europe’s largest defence contractor, benefits from rising defence spending and a record order backlog amid heightened geopolitical tensions.</p><p>BT said the agreement would help BAE staff access digital tools more flexibly, including in specialist and sensitive environments.</p><p>Chris Sims, chief commercial officer at BT, said: “Networks are mission-critical to BAE Systems”.</p><p>“This partnership is about getting those foundations exactly right”, he added, saying BT’s secure networks would give BAE “a platform they can depend on to support the UK’s security, now and into the future”.</p><p>The contract follows BT’s launch of a sovereign platform designed for firms handling sensitive data or operating in regulated sectors like defence or critical national infrastructure.</p><h2 id="h-defence-goes-digital">Defence goes digital</h2><p>BAE is also extending its partnership with DXC Technology, which will give its AI cloud platform to over 110,000 employees.</p><p>Together, the deals reflect a wider push by the defence sector to modernise ageing systems and secure data across global operations.</p><p>Dr Mary Haigh, director of digital delivery at BAE Systems, said the firm was shifting its digital ecosystem to create a “secure, insight-led digitally enabled working environment”.</p><p>“Our partners will play a critical role by unlocking greater agility, pace and innovation across our business”, she said.</p><p>BAE reported record sales of £30.7bn earlier this year, with profit rising and its order backlog reaching £83.6bn.</p><p>The firm has been boosted by increased defence budgets in Europe and the US, as governments respond to rising security threats.</p> </div>

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<p>BT 與 BAE Systems 簽署了一份為期五年的合同，以在其全球運營中提供安全連接，並可選擇再延長三年。此次合作旨在增強 BAE 在敏感環境中對數字工具的訪問，反映了國防行業向現代化和改善數據安全的更廣泛趨勢。受益於國防支出的增加，BAE 報告了 307 億英鎊的創紀錄銷售額和 836 億英鎊的訂單積壓。該交易強調了安全網絡在支持國家安全方面的重要性</p>

BT 贏得了與 BAE Systems 簽訂的五年數字化合同