BAE Systems Inc.

Type	Subsidiary of publicly traded BAE Systems plc (LSE:BA)
Founded	November 30, 1999
Location	Rockville, Maryland
Key people	Mark Ronald (President & CEO)
Industry	Aerospace and defence
Products	Civil and military aerospace, naval vessels, munitions, land warfare systems, others
Revenue	£2,300 million
Employees	23,150 (2003)
Website	www.na.baesystems.com

BAE Systems Inc. (formerly BAE Systems North America) is a major subsidiary of the UK-based defence and aerospace company BAE Systems plc. It operates as a semi-autonomous business unit within BAE Systems controlled at a local level by American management. Image File history File links BAE SYSTEMS logo (created from official . ... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building Paternoster Square. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining, as the final day of November. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Rockville is the name of some places in the United States of America: Rockville, Alabama Rockville, California Rockville, Connecticut Rockville, Georgia Rockville, Indiana Rockville, Iowa Rockville, Maine Rockville, Maryland Rockville, Massachusetts Rockville, Minnesota Rockville, Missouri Rockville, Nebraska Rockville, New York Rockville, Ohio Rockville, Oregon Rockville, Pennsylvania Rockville, Rhode Island Rockville... Official language(s) None Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 42nd 32,160 km² 145 km 400 km 21 37°53N to 39°43N 75°4W to 79°33W Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 19th 5,296,486 165... Look up aerospace in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Revenue is a US business term for the amount of money that a company can receive from its activities, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... The front page of the English Wikipedia Website. ... Systems plc is the worlds fourth largest defence contractor and a commercial aerospace products manufacturer. ...

BAE Systems' 2003 Annual Report states that then BAE Systems North America had an order book of £2.4 billion, sales of £2.7 billion and a profit of £230 million. In context; group figures were £46 billion, £12.6 billion £980 million respectively. Systems plc is the worlds fourth largest defence contractor and a commercial aerospace products manufacturer. ...

History

The company was created on November 30 1999. On this date Marconi Electronic Systems (MES) and British Aerospace (BAe) merged to form BAE Systems. Their respective subsidiaries in the USA, Marconi North America and British Aerospace North America, were similarly merged to form BAE Systems North America. Marconi Electronic Systems (MES), or GEC-Marconi as it was until 1998, was the defence arm of The General Electric Company (GEC). ... British Aerospace (BAe) was a UK aircraft manufacturer, now part of BAE Systems. ...

In the company's 2003 Annual Report the Chairman sums up BAE Systems' strategy since the merger:

"In recent years BAE Systems has undergone a radical transformation from a UK-based aircraft manufacturer to a broadly-based systems business. Through this transformation the company has achieved a more balanced portfolio and geographic spread."

While BAE Systems already had significant interests in North America as a result of the aforementioned merger, in the period described above almost all of the company's growth had been concentrated in the US. BAE Systems North America has grown to the point where its sales to the (American) Department of Defense have surpassed those of its parent to the (British) Ministry of Defence. BAE Systems is now by far the largest foreign investor in the US defence industry. World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... The United States Department of Defense, abbreviated DoD or DOD and sometimes called the Defense Department, is a civilian Cabinet organization of the United States government. ... Main Building - The Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence, Whitehall, Westminster, London Tri-service badge of the UK armed forces The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and the headquarters of the UK military. ...

With the political and military ties that exist between the US and the UK, BAE Systems has faced little opposition to acquisitions of important US defence contractors. The biggest test to date was the purchase of United Defense Industries (UDI) which has received regulatory approval. United Defense is a United States defense contractor with its corporate headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. ...

BAE Systems North America was renamed BAE Systems Inc. in 2005 following a major reorganisation of BAE Systems plc as a result of the Eurosystems (Selex) and UDI transactions. SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems (Selex S&AS) is a major avionics joint venture created by the merger of Finmeccanicas Galileo Avionica and BAE Systems Avionics. ...

Acquisitions

Businesses purchased by the Marconi North America before the merger and BAE Systems following the merger include:

• 1998 - Tracor
• 2000 - Lockheed Martin Control Systems
• 2000 - Lockheed Martin Space & Electronics Systems
• 2003 - Advanced Power Technologies, Inc (APTI) (now part of BAE Systems Electronics & Integrated Solutions (E&IS) unit)
• 2003 - MEVATEC (now BAE Systems Analytical & Ordnance Solutions)
• 2004 - STI Government Systems (now part of Communications, Navigation, Identification and Reconnaissance division of BAE E&IS unit)
• 2004 - Boeing Commercial Electronics (now part of the Platform Solutions unit of BAE Systems E&IS)
• 2004 - DigitalNet Holdings Inc (now BAE Systems Information Technology)
• 2004 - ALPHATECH (now BAE Systems Advanced Information Technologies)
• 2005 - United Defense Industries (now BAE Land and Armaments)

Tracor was a major North American defence electronics contractor which was acquired by Marconi Electronic Systems (MES), a subsidiary of GEC plc, in 1998. ...

Corporate governance

Current members of the board of directors of BAE Systems North America are: Sheila Cheston, Robert S. Cooper, Robert Fitch, Lee Hamilton, Walt Havenstein, Richard Kerr, Kenneth Minihan, Mark Ronald, Michael Rouse, William Schneider, Michael Turner, and Anthony Zinni. It has been suggested that Board of Trustees be merged into this article or section. ... Lee Herbert Hamilton is the vice chair of the 9-11 Commission and currently serves on the Presidents Homeland Security Advisory Council. ... Mike Turner, CBE is Chief Executive Officer of the aerospace and defence company BAE SYSTEMS. He received a CBE for services to the Aerospace Industry in the Queens 1999 Birthday Honours. ... Anthony Charles Zinni (born 1947) is a retired general in the United States Marine Corps and a former Commander in Chief of U.S. Central Command. ...

Product range

• Data links/communications
• Combat identification (IFF)
• Electronic warfare and missile countermeasures
• Reconnaissance and surveillance systems
• Avionics
• Flight controls and engine controls
• Munitions
• IT

In telecommunications, identification, friend or foe (IFF) is an identification system designed for use during hostile conditions, that enables military aircraft, or both civilian and military air-traffic controllers to distinguish friendly aircraft, vehicles, or forces from the enemy, and also to track them. ...

Organisation

• BAE Systems Customer Solutions
  • BAE Systems Information Technology
  • BAE Systems Ship Repair
  • BAE Systems Technology Solutions and Services
    • BAE Systems Analytical & Ordnance Solutions
• BAE Systems Land and Armaments
  • BAE Systems Armament Systems Division
  • BAE Systems Ground Systems Division
  • BAE Systems Steel Products Division
  • BAE Systems Bofors
  • BAE Systems Land Systems
    • BAE Systems Land Systems Weapons & Vehicles
    • BAE Systems Land Systems Hagglunds
    • BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa
    • Land Systems Munitions & Ordnance
• BAE Systems Electronics and Integrated Solutions
  • Communications, Navigation, Identification and Reconnaissance
  • Electronic Protection
  • Information Warfare
  • National Security Solutions
  • Platform Solutions
  • Sensor Systems

BAE Systems Land and Armaments was created on June 24, 2005, following the completition of BAE Systems acquisition of United Defense. ... Evolution of the land systems division of BAE Systems, 1970s to Land & Armaments formation BAE Systems Bofors is a Swedish subsidiary of BAE Systems Land and Armaments. ... BAE Systems Land Systems is a division of BAE Systems specialising in ground warfare systems, e. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... BAE Systems Electronics & Integrated Solutions (E&IS) is a major operating group of BAE Systems Inc. ...

References

• www.na.baesystems.com