Marconi Electronic Systems (MES), or GEC-Marconi as it was until 1998, was the defence arm of The General Electric Company (GEC). It was demerged from GEC and acquired by British Aerospace (BAe) on November 30, 1999 to form BAE Systems. GEC then renamed itself Marconi plc. British Aerospace (BAe) was a UK aircraft and defence systems manufacturer, now part of BAE Systems. ... BAE Systems plc is the worlds third largest defence contractor,[3] the largest in Europe and a commercial aerospace manufacturer. ... is the 201st day of the year (202nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Marconi Company Ltd. ... is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1999: // February 16 - Gulfstream II carrying film director Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black, Men in Black II, and Wild, Wild West, slid off runway at Van Nuys, California; Sonnenfeld was uninjured. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 252 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Digital Photo of Marconi Radar dish I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 252 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Digital Photo of Marconi Radar dish I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... The General Electric Company plc or GEC was a major UK company involved in consumer and defence electronics, communications and engineering. ... British Aerospace (BAe) was a UK aircraft and defence systems manufacturer, now part of BAE Systems. ... is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... BAE Systems plc is the worlds third largest defence contractor,[3] the largest in Europe and a commercial aerospace manufacturer. ... The telent plc is a radio, telecommunication, and internet equipment manufacturing company, formerly known as The General Electric Company (GEC), Marconi plc and Marconi Corporation plc. ...

MES exists today as BAE Systems Electronics Limited, a subsidiary of BAE Systems, but the assets were rearranged elsewhere within that company. MES-related businesses include BAE Systems Submarines, BAE Systems Naval Ships, BAE Systems Insyte and SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems (now owned by Finmeccanica). BAE Systems Submarines, until 2003 a unit within BAE Systems Marine, is responsible for the development and production of the Astute class submarine. ... Launch of HMS Daring from BAEs Scotstoun Shipyard. ... BAE Systems Integrated System Technologies (known 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. ... 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. ... Finmeccanica S.p. ...

Organisation

• Marconi Avionics
• Marconi North America
• Marconi Naval Systems
• Alenia Marconi Systems (AMS)
• Matra Marconi Space
• Thomson Marconi Sonar

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History

MES represented the pinnacle of GEC's defence businesses which have a heritage of almost 100 years. Following GEC's acquisition of Marconi in 1968 the Marconi brand was used for its defence businesses e.g. Marconi Space & Defence Systems (MSDS), Marconi Underwater Systems Ltd (MUSL). GEC's history of military products dates back to World War I with its contribution to the war effort then including radios and bulbs. World War II consolidated this position with the company involved in many important technological advances, most notably radar. Download high resolution version (1149x251, 23 KB)Representation of Marconi logo, using MS Publisher 2000, Rockwell font File links The following pages link to this file: Marconi Electronic Systems ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... For other uses, see Radar (disambiguation). ...

Between 1945 and GEC's demerger of its defence business in 1999, the company became one of the world's most important defence contractors. GEC's major defence related acquisitions included Associated Electrical Industries in 1967, English Electric (including its Marconi subsidiary) in 1968, parts of Ferranti's defence business in 1990 and Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering in 1995. In June 1998, MES acquired Tracor, a major American defence contractor, for $1.4bn. A defense contractor (sometimes called a military contractor) is a business organization or individual that provides products or services to a defense department of a government. ... Associated Electrical Industries (AEI) was a British engineering company formed in 1959 by the merger of the British Thomson-Houston Company (BTH) and Metropolitan Vickers. ... English Electric logo English Electric was a 20th-century British industrial manufacturer, initially of electric motors, and expanding to include railway locomotives and aviation, before becoming part of GEC. // 1917: Dick, Kerr & Co. ... The Marconi Company Ltd. ... Ferranti or Ferranti International plc by the time of its collapse, was a major UK electrical engineering and equipment firm, known primarily for defence electronics and power grid systems. ... Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd (VSEL), based at Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. ... Tracor was a major North American defence electronics contractor which was acquired by Marconi Electronic Systems (MES), a subsidiary of GEC plc, in 1998. ...

Demerger

On 1996-03-18 Simpson was confirmed as managing director of GEC as replacement to Lord Weinstock. In reporting the appointment The Independent said "some analysts believe that Mr Simpson's inside knowledge of BAe, a long-rumoured GEC bid target, was a key to his appointment. GEC favours forging a national 'champion' defence group with BAe to compete with the giant US organisations." Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The General Electric Company plc or GEC was a major UK company involved in consumer and defence electronics, communications and engineering. ... Arnold Weinstock (29 July 1924-23 July 2002) was an English businessman. ... For other uses, see The Independent (disambiguation). ...

However, GEC announced its intention to sell MES in late 1999.

Since October 1998, reports had been linking BAe with the German aerospace group DASA. In December 1998, reports emerged that GEC was seeking a partner for MES, the value of which was greatly increased by the Tracor acquisition. Prospective partners included Thomson-CSF (by 1998 on the path to privatisation) and various American defence contractors (e.g. Lockheed Martin and TRW). GEC had already been active in pursing consolidation in the defence business. In 1997 it made an ultimately unsuccessful proposal to the French government to privatise Thomson-CSF and merge it with MES. The Dāsa are a tribe identified as the enemies of the Aryan tribes in the Rigveda. ... Thomson-CSF was a major electronics and defense contractor. ... Lockheed/BAE/Northrop F-35 Lockheed Trident missile C-130 Hercules; in production since the 1950s, now as the C-130J Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is an aerospace manufacturer formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. ... TRW Incorporated was an American corporation involved in a number of businesses, mostly defense-related, but including automotive supply and credit reporting. ...

The prospect of a merger of UK companies soon became the most likely development. In mid January 1999, GEC and BAe confirmed they were holding talks and on January 19 it was announced that BAe was to acquire MES for £7.7bn ($12.75bn).

While MES was responsible for the majority of GEC's defence sales other GEC companies achieved defence related sales, principally GEC Alsthom, GEC-Plessey Telecommunications (GPT) and GEC Plessey Semiconductors. Alstom (formerly GEC-Alsthom) (Euronext: ALO) is a large French company whose businesses are power generation, railway signalling; and manufacturing trains (e. ... Marconi Communications is a principal subsidiary of the Marconi Corporation plc and is formerly known as GEC Plessey Telecommuncations (GPT). ...

Major projects

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• Produced 12 of the class of 16 Type 23 frigates. Also the major electronics & equipment supplier for the class.
• Civil avionics, e.g. Boeing 777 fly-by-wire systems
• UK Prime Contractor on the Horizon CNGF programme until 1999. Following the withdrawal of the UK from the programme MES was awarded the susbequent Type 45 destroyer Prime Contractor position several days before merging with BAe.
• Part of Raytheon ASTOR bid team
• Royal Navy Astute class SSN
• Spearfish torpedo
• Brimstone Anti-Armour Missile
• TIALD laser designator pod
• AI.24 Foxhunter, radar for the Tornado
• ECR-90, radar for the Eurofighter Typhoon.
• Member of Boeing X-32 JSF development team

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See also

• Marconi Scientists - Article about the 25+ defence employees who have died in mysterious circumstances since the early 1980s
• CMC Electronics - formerly the Canadian Marconi Company, once part of EE/GEC & BAe

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