# BAE Systems and GlobalFoundries collaborate on semiconductor supply for defense

BAE Systems and GlobalFoundries announced a strategic collaboration to strengthen the supply of critical semiconductors for national security programs, focusing on U.S. chip manufacturing and joint R&D for advanced chip technologies.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2024-06-20
- Where: Malta, New York, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: semiconductors, gallium nitride on silicon chips, silicon photonics
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [GlobalFoundries](https://endata.com/companies/664.md) (partner)
- [BAE Systems](https://endata.com/companies/4538.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [gf.com](https://gf.com/news-and-events/news/bae-systems-and-globalfoundries-collaborate-to-strengthen-supply-of-essential-semiconductors-for-national-security-programs/), 2024-06-20: "This new collaboration with GlobalFoundries, with its expertise in secure chip manufacturing, is imperative for BAE Systems to advance the overmatch thresholds of technologies."

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