BAE Systems Land Systems is a division of BAE Systems specialising in ground warfare systems, e.g. Main Battle Tanks, Armoured Personnel Carriers, bridging systems, ammunition and artillery. The company is being merged with United Defense to form a global land systems business, BAE Systems Land and Armaments. Image File history File links BAE SYSTEMS logo (created from official . ... BAE Systems is the worlds fourth largest defence contractor and a commercial aerospace products manufacturer. ... The US M1A1 Abrams tank is a typical modern main battle tank. ... East German BRDMs on parade during celebrations of the 40th anniversary of East Germany in 1989 Armoured personnel carriers (APCs) are light armoured fighting vehicles for the transport of infantry. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... BAE Systems Land and Armaments was created on June 24, 2005, following the completition of BAE Systems acquisition of United Defense. ...

BAE Systems Land Systems was created by BAE Systems in September 2004 by bringing together RO Defence and the newly acquired Alvis Vickers. Royal Ordnance was the state-run arms manufacturer in the United Kingdom which was privatised in 1987. ... The Vickers corporation, founded as the Vickers company in 1828, was a British manufacturer, primarily of military equipment. ...

In March 2005 BAE Systems North America announced the acquisition of United Defense Industries (UDI), a major land systems company. Following the completition of the acquisition on June 24 2005 BAE Systems announced the creation of BAE Systems Land and Armaments which encompasses the following: BAE Systems North America Inc. ... United Defense is a United States defense contractor with its corporate headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. ...

• BAE Systems Land Systems
  • BAE Systems Land Systems (Bridging) Ltd (UK)
  • BAE Systems Land Systems (Munitions and Ordnance) Ltd (UK)
  • BAE Systems Land Systems (Weapons and Vehicles) Ltd (UK)
  • Land Systems Hagglunds AB (Sweden)
  • BAE Systems Land Systems OMC (South Africa)
• United Defense (USA)
  • Bofors Defence (Sweden)

Bofors was an iron works, cannon maker, and defence industry located in Sweden. ...

Products

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• AS90 Self-Propelled Howitzer
• Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank
• Modular bridging system
• M777 howitzer
• Bv206S - joint development with Swedish Army
• Combat Vehicle 90 - A family of combat vehicles

AS90 Braveheart The AS-90 (Braveheart) is an armoured fighting vehicle used by the British Army. ... General characteristics Length 8. ... The US M1A1 Abrams tank is a typical modern main battle tank. ... The M777 howitzer is a towed artillery piece that is to replace M198 howitzer in US Marine Corps and US Army service by 2010. ... BV206S ARMOURED ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE French Army Bv206S fjording a river BvS10 Version The Bv206S is an armoured tracked all-terrain personnel carrier jointly developed by BAE Land Systems Hägglunds and the Swedish Army Materiel Command. ... The Combat Vehicle 90 (CV90) or Stridsfordon 90 (Strf 90) is a Swedish infantry fighting vehicle designed by Hägglunds/Bofors and currently produced by Alvis Hägglunds AB. // Production history Production of the CV 90 began in 1993, and over 1,000 vehicles have been ordered. ...

External Link

Land Systems Hägglunds