United Defense Industries

Fate	Acquired by BAE Systems
Successor	BAE Systems Land and Armaments
Founded	January 1994
Defunct	June 24 2005
Location	Arlington, Virginia

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History

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

The company started as a division of the agricultural machine business, Food Machinery Corporation (FMC), when they won a US government contract to build LVTs and became a weapon manufacturer during World War II. Bowen McLaughlin York (later the BMY division of Harsco Corporation) also began building tanks around this time. 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. ... Gentgeen 08:41, 28 January 2006 (UTC) Category: ... The Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) was an amphibious vehicle used by the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Army during World War II. It was widely known as amphtrack, amtrak, amtrac etc. ... The arms industry is a massive global industry. ... This article is becoming very long. ...

Following a massive decline in orders for tracked combat vehicles between 1983 and 1994 FMC and the Harsco Corporation agreed in January 1994 to combine their defense businesses to form United Defense. The new company owned the former FMC California-based Ground Systems Division and Harsco's Pennsylvania-based BMY Combat Systems Division. The new company restrucutured its operations to concentrate final assembly and testing to Pennsylvania. ^[1]

In September 2000, UDI purchased Bofors Weapon Systems AB of Sweden, subsequently renamed Bofors Defence. Bofors is an iron works, cannon maker, and defence industry located in Karlskoga, Sweden. ...

UDI was subject to a takeover bid by rival General Dynamics in 1997 but instead chose a (lower) bid from private equity firm The Carlyle Group. The Carlyle Group floated the company in 2001 but retained a share of the company. GD redirects here. ... The Carlyle Group is a Washington, D.C. based global private equity investment firm with more than USD$40 billion of equity capital under management. ...

BAE Systems acquisition

On March 7 2005 UK-based defence contractor BAE Systems announced it was to acquire UDI for $3.974 billion (£2.1 billion). This followed expressions of interest from companies including Northrop Grumman. March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in leap years). ... BAE Systems plc is the worlds fourth largest defence contractor [2] and a commercial aerospace manufacturer. ... The Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is an aerospace and defense conglomerate that is the result of a 1994 merger between Northrop and Grumman. ...

BAE Systems' bid was referred to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to ensure there were no national security implications of the sale. The CFIUS granted approval of the deal in April 2005. BAE completed its acquisition of United Defense on June 24 2005 and announced plans to merge the company with its existing land systems businesses to form BAE Systems Land and Armaments. The new company will thus encompass: The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) reviews acquisitions of U.S. companies or operations by foreign entities. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... BAE Systems Land and Armaments was created on June 24, 2005, following the completition of BAE Systems acquisition of United Defense. ...

• United Defense (USA)
  • Bofors Defence (Sweden)
• 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)

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Products

United Defense products include:

• Advance Gun System (AGS) for next generation United States Navy surface combatants
• CAESAR advanced artillery system
• M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle
• M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle
• M8 Buford Armored Gun System
• M109 Paladin
• M113 Family
• Crusader
• Mk41 Vertical Launching System (VLS)
• Bofors Defence
• Mark 45 5 inch / 54 caliber and 62 caliber lightweight naval gun
  • 155 mm Field Howitzer
  • Ammunition
  • Guns and turrets

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References

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External links

• United Defense Industries website
• IPO from CNN Money: United Defense raises $400M
• BBC News: BAE Systems to buy US rival UDI
• businesswire.com: CFIUS Approval for Proposed Acquisition by BAE Systems