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BAE Systems Inc. (formerly BAE Systems North America) is an American company operating as an independent subsidiary of multinational defense, security, and aerospace company BAE Systems plc. The American subsidiary operates under a Special Security Agreement which allows it to work on some of the most sensitive United States defense programs ...
Armor Holdings was founded in 1969 as American Body Armor and Equipment, Inc. [2] at Jacksonville, Florida. In January 1996 the company underwent a change in control; Kanders Florida Holdings, Inc. and others purchased the stock held by the company's two largest shareholders.
BAE Systems plc is a British multinational aerospace, defence and information security company, based in London, England. [4] [5] It is the largest manufacturer in Britain as of 2017. [6] It is the largest defence contractor in Europe [7] and the seventh-largest in the world based on applicable 2021 revenues. [8]
Emblem of the 645 Aeronautical Systems Group. Big Safari is a United States Air Force program begun in 1952 which provides management, direction, and control of the acquisition, modification, and logistics support for special purpose weapons systems derived from existing aircraft and systems.
BAE Systems Hawk T.2 - The Hawk trainer was manufactured initially at Dunsfold, Bitteswell and later Brough (and now Warton) and has been produced for numerous armed forces around the globe including the Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force and South African Air Force.
BAE Systems Platforms & Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of BAE Systems Inc. and is a large provider of tracked and wheeled armored combat vehicles, naval guns, naval ship repair and modernization, artillery and missile launching systems, advanced precision strike munitions and ordnance, and other technologies for U.S. and international customers.
BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards is a division of BAE Systems Ship Repair, which itself is a subsidiary of BAE Systems Inc., the North American arm of British defense conglomerate BAE Systems. It was formed through the acquisition of Atlantic Marine from the J.F. Lehman and Company private equity firm in May 2010 for $352 million. [4] [5] [6]
BAE Systems Electronic Systems was formed in June 2005 by an internal reorganisation of these businesses. Lockheed had identified AES as a candidate for disposal following a strategic review in 1999. BAE Systems agreed to acquire the group in July and completed its acquisition of AES on 27 November 2000. [2] [3] The group encompassed Sanders ...