AdaCore has announced a corporate-wide, unlimited-usage licensing agreement with BAE Systems UK, providing every BAE Systems developer in the UK with access to AdaCore's GNAT Pro Ada development environment. This contract potentially applies to all Ada projects at BAE Systems UK facilities. Existing projects can freely migrate to GNAT Pro, and new Ada projects can select GNAT Pro, with no additional costs to BAE Systems UK. Developers now have access to GNAT Pro on 15 major native and cross development platforms that are in use across BAE Systems UK.
Current and recent projects of BAE Systems UK's include the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, Maritime Composite Training System (MCTS), Harrier and Nimrod updates, and the Seawolf Mid-Life Update (SWMLU) ship defence system. Future BAE Systems Ada programmes will be able to take advantage of this corporate-wide agreement, with cost savings for software tool procurement.
The Ada programming language, which has evolved from Ada 83 to Ada 95 and more recently Ada 2005, is designed specifically for large, long-lived applications where reliability, efficiency, safety and security are vital. The GNAT Pro development environment features advanced technology to provide a natural solution where efficient and reliable code is critical.
