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Encyclopedia > BAE Systems Submarines

BAE Systems Submarines, until 2003 a unit within BAE Systems Marine, is responsible for the development and production of the Astute class submarine. At the same time BAE Systems Naval Ships was formed to operate the shipbuilding capabilities of BAE Systems. BAE Systems Marine Ltd. ... BAE SYSTEMS Artist Impression When completed, the Astute class will comprise the largest nuclear-powered attack submarines of the Royal Navy. ... BAE Systems Naval Ships, until 2003 a unit within BAE Systems Marine, is responsible for the shipbuilding operations of BAE Systems. ... BAE Systems, plc is the worlds fourth largest defense contractor [2] and a commercial aerospace products manufacturer. ...


The submarines are constructed at BAE Systems' yard at Barrow-in-Furness. The Astute class is a new generation of nuclear attack submarine (SSN) for the Royal Navy. The order for the initial batch of three ships was place in 1997, with Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, since absorbed into BAE Systems. Barrow-in-Furness is a town in Cumbria, England. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd (VSEL), based at Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. ...

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Corporate Directors: Sue Birley | Phil Carroll | Ulrich Cartellieri | Chris Geoghegan | Michael Hartnall | Michael Lester | Peter Mason | Steve Mogford | Dick Olver | Michael Portillo | Roberto Quarta | Mark Ronald | George Rose | Mike Turner | Peter Weinberg BAE Systems, plc is the worlds fourth largest defense contractor [2] and a commercial aerospace products manufacturer. ... A corporation is a legal entity (distinct from a natural person) that often has similar rights in law to those of a Civil law systems may refer to corporations as moral persons; they may also go by the name AS (anonymous society) or something similar, depending on language (see below). ... A board of directors, also called board of trustees, board of governors, board of managers, or board of curators, is a group of individuals who govern the affairs of a corporation. ... Dick Olver is Chairman of BAE Systems, the worlds 4th largest aerospace and defence company. ... Michael Portillo The Rt. ... 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. ...

Subsidiaries: Airbus UK | BAE Systems Air Systems | BAE Systems Integrated System Technologies | BAE Systems Customer Solutions & Support | BAE Systems Land Systems | BAE Systems Naval Ships | BAE Systems North America | BAE Systems Regional Aircraft | BAE Systems Shared Services | BAE Systems Submarines | BAE Systems Underwater Systems | BAE Systems Platform Solutions | MBDA UK | Atlas Elektronik BAE Systems Filton, part of Airbus UK Airbus UK is a wholly owned subsidiary of BAE Systems which produces wings for the Airbus aircraft family. ... BAE Systems Integrated System Technologies (to be known informally as Insyte) was formed on May 3, 2005 by bringing together BAE Systems interests in C4ISR and the UK operations of AMS following the Eurosystems Transaction (see BAE Systems for further details). ... BAE Systems Sentry Upgrade BAE Systems Customer Solutions & Support (CS&S) provides through life support and upgrades for defence forces. ... BAE Systems Land Systems is a division of BAE Systems specialising in ground warfare systems, e. ... BAE Systems Naval Ships, until 2003 a unit within BAE Systems Marine, is responsible for the shipbuilding operations of BAE Systems. ... BAE Systems North America Inc. ... BAE Systems Regional Aircraft produced the last fully UK-built airliner in November 2001, the Avro RJX (formerly the BAE 146). ... Atlas Elektronik GmbH is a subsidary of BAE Systems based in Bremen, Germany. ...

Joint ventures: Airbus SAS (20%) | Eurofighter GmbH (33%) | MBDA (37.5%) | Saab (20.5%) | SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems (25%) Airbus S.A.S. better known as simply Airbus, based in Toulouse, France, is the worlds largest commercial aircraft manufacturer. ... Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH is a multinational company which is tasked with co-ordinating the design, production and upgrade of the Eurofighter Typhoon. ... European arms company MBDA, which manufactures missiles, is the result of the 2002 merger of Aerospatiale Matra Missiles (of EADS), Alenia Marconi Systems missile interests, and Matra BAe Dynamics. ... SAAB redirects here. ... 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. ...

Annual Revenue: $17.5 billion USD ( image:green up.png18% FY 2004) | Employees: 73,300 | Stock Symbol: LSE: BAE | Website: www.baesystems.com USD redirects here. ... Green up arrow for a positive change in revenue from last fiscal year. ... A fiscal year or financial year is a 12-month period used for calculating annual (yearly) financial reports in businesses and other organizations. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building The London Stock Exchange (abbreviated LSE) is a stock exchange located in London. ...


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Naval Technology - BAE Systems Submarine Solutions - Design Services - Naval Technical Engineering and Design ... (652 words)
BAE Systems Submarine Solutions, designated the UK Submarine Centre of Excellence, has a pedigree spanning 135 years and has been entrusted with the design, development and build of many first of class vessels - those that demand the highest levels of expertise and innovation.
The department's capabilities are applied primarily to submarines but have recently been applied successfully to both naval and commercial vessels and draw on a unique library of proven designs including hull forms, general arrangements and powering and performance characteristics.
The submarine however, includes a nuclear reactor, together with all its safety systems and, although they are broadly similar in size, the submarine carries ten time the number or crew for five times as long.
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