Evolution of the land systems division of BAE Systems, 1970s to Land & Armaments formation

BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa is a South African defence company and a subsidiary of BAE Systems Land Systems, itself part of BAE Systems Land and Armaments. BAE owns 75% of the company, DGD Technologies owns the remaining 25%. Image File history File links BAE SYSTEMS logo (created from official . ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1159x537, 28 KB) Summary If you have a change to make, please contact me and let me do it for you - it would be easier and of much better quality if I edit the original, rather than you the . ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1159x537, 28 KB) Summary If you have a change to make, please contact me and let me do it for you - it would be easier and of much better quality if I edit the original, rather than you the . ... 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 is a division of BAE Systems specialising in ground warfare systems, e. ... BAE Systems Land and Armaments was created on June 24, 2005, following the completition of BAE Systems acquisition of United Defense. ...

Land Systems South Africa is organised into two divisions, Land Systems OMC and Land Systems Gear Ratio.

Land Systems OMC

Main article: OMC (South Africa)

Land Systems OMC is South Africa's primary military vehicle manufacturing company. OMC is the initialism under which the Olifant Manufacturing Company was most commonly known during its existence. It was established for the task of creating the Olifant tank for the South African Army. OMC is the initialism under which the Olifant Manufacturing Company of South Africa was most commonly known during its existence. ... Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial letter or letters of words, such as NATO and XHTML, and are pronounced in a way that is distinct from the full pronunciation of what the letters stand for. ... The Centurion was the primary British Main Battle Tank of the immediate post-war era, and considered by many to be one of the best British tank designs of all time. ... The South African Army is the army of South Africa, also known in Afrikaans as the Suid-Afrikaanse Leër. ...

Early into its life it was taken over by Reunert, which subsequently turned it into a division called Reumech OMC. It was under this name that OMC saw its most prolific level of vehicle development, as the SA Army's involvement in the Border War in Angola created a massive need for ever more advanced and capable vehicles.

Following South Africa's readmittance to the international arena following democratic elections in 1994, a number of foreign defence industry companies expressed significant interest in purchasing the company. In 1999 Britain's Vickers purchased the company and renamed it Vickers OMC. This continued until Alvis, also of Britain, purchased Vickers' defence division, including OMC. Alvis renamed the company to Alvis OMC. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Vickers plc was the remainder of the Vickers company after the privatisation of three of its four operating groups; aviation (50% share of British Aircraft Corporation in 1977), shipbuilding (Vickers Limited Shipbuilding Group in 1977) and steel. ... Alvis (All-Wise) in Norse mythology was a dwarf. ...

The most recent chapter in the company's history was written in 2004, when BAE Systems purchased the military vehicle division of Alvis. OMC then became part of BAE Systems' Land Systems, again undergoing a name change to Land Systems OMC. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Systems plc is the worlds fourth largest defence contractor and a commercial aerospace products manufacturer. ...

Land Systems Gear Ratio

Land Systems Gear Ratio maufacturers specialised geartrain products, primarily for military vehicles, but also for mining and earthmoving equipment, industrial machinery and traction locomotives.

External links

• Land Systems OMC
• Land Systems Gear Ratio