When preproduction of the next-generation Tempest fighter jet ramps up next year, assemblers at BAE Systems will be using cutting-edge technology.

NASHUA, NH—Nashua Community College is running a 10-week microelectronics boot camp, with the goal of helping BAE Systems find skilled talent for its open manufacturing jobs. The noncredit career training program teaches technical skills workers use for military defense or missile guidance.

SAN DIEGO--Boeing, through its subsidiary Tapestry Solutions, announced Monday that its Enterprise Sensor Integration (ESI) software platform has gone live at BAE Systems' Nashua, NH, facility. The rollout of Tapestry's ESI is part of BAE Systems' large-scale effort to standardize and automate the infrastructure for its manufacturing operations.

FORT WAYNE, IN—BAE Systems has begun constructing a $39 million assembly plant here.

FORT WAYNE, IN—British defense contractor BAE Systems plans to build a new $39 million assembly plant near Fort Wayne International Airport.

SAMLESBURY, UK—BAE Systems has switched on a new assembly line here that will be integral to the assembly of F-35 fighter jets. The line will boost production from one jet per week to one per day by 2016.