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BAE Systems is the successor to various aircraft, shipbuilding, armoured vehicle, armaments and defence electronics companies, including the Marconi Company, the first commercial company devoted to the development and use of radio; A.V. Roe and Company, one of the world's first aircraft companies; de Havilland, manufacturer of the Comet, the ...
BAE Systems Inc. (formerly BAE Systems North America) is an American 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 despite its foreign ownership. [ 2 ]
British Aerospace plc (BAe) was a British aircraft, munitions and defence-systems manufacturer that was formed in 1977. Its head office was at Warwick House in the Farnborough Aerospace Centre in Farnborough, Hampshire . [ 1 ]
BAE is the world's third-largest defense contractor, with its leading position in the U.K. market (20% of sales) enshrined in public policy, and a strong position in the U.S. (40% of sales).
The other month, BAE Systems' (ISE: BA.L) proposed merger with EADS was all over the front pages of Western Europe's newspapers after the negotiations were leaked. Then it What Next for BAE Systems?
With the 1999 merger of GEC-Marconi and British Aerospace to form BAE Systems, GEC-Marconi Hazeltine was renamed BAE Systems Advanced Systems. In 2002, it was renamed BAE Systems CNIR (Communication, Navigation, Identification and Reconnaissance). In a 2007 reorganization, the division was folded into BAE Systems Electronics and Integrated ...
LONDON -- Defense contractor BAE Systems (ISE: BA.L) is a business with very definite attractions. A £10 billion FTSE 100 (UKX) constituent, the company is expected this year to deliver revenues ...
It was created on 24 June 2005, following the completion of BAE Systems' acquisition of United Defense in 2004 and its merger with BAE Systems Land Systems. In 2007 BAE Systems acquired Armor Holdings adding to the size of Land & Armaments significantly. Until April 2003 BAE Systems was a relatively small player in the land systems industry.