BAE Systems Electronics, Intelligence & Support

BAE Systems Electronic Systems
Division
Industry Aerospace & Defense
Founded 2005
Headquarters Arlington, Virginia, United States
Key people
Mike Heffron (President)
Products Avionics
Electronic Warfare
Communications
Sensor systems
Intelligence systems.
Revenue £4.6 billion (2008) (approx. US$7 billion c. 2010)[1]
£0.506 billion (2008) (approx. US$0.79 billion c. 2010)[1]
Number of employees
33,000
Parent BAE Systems Inc.
Website www.baesystems.com/Businesses/EIS

BAE Systems Electronic Systems (ES) is one of three operating groups of BAE Systems Inc., the North American subsidiary of the British global defence contractor BAE Systems Plc.

History

The business was formed in June 2005 as BAE Systems Electronics and Integrated Solutions by the merger of BAE's Information & Electronic Warfare Systems (IEWS) and Information & Electronic Systems Integration (IESI) units.[2] The former was the Lockheed Martin Aerospace Electronic Systems business, acquired by BAE in 2000. Lockheed identified AES as a candidate for disposal following a strategic review in 1999. BAE Systems agreed to acquire the group in July and completed its acquisition of AES on 27 November 2000.[3][4] The group encompassed Sanders Associates, Fairchild Systems and Lockheed Martin Space Electronics & Communications. The purchase of this group by BAE has been described as "precedent setting" given the advanced and classified nature of many of that company's products.[5]

Businesses

Platform Solutions

This division was formerly known as Lockheed Martin Control Systems (LMCS). LMCS was acquired by BAE from Lockheed Martin in April 2000 for $510 million USD.[6] In August 2004 BAE acquired Boeing Commercial Electronics for $66 million (£36m) and merged it into Platform Solutions. The division has its HQs in Endicott, New York and sites in Fort Wayne, Indiana; Ontario, California; Redmond, Washington; and Rochester, Kent.

BAE Systems Platform Solutions manufactures Full Authority Digital Engine Controls, Fly by wire controls, mission computers, space vehicle controls, the HybriDrive vehicle propulsion system, and rail transport controls.

The company's flight control systems are used on Boeing's 757, 767, 777, C-17, F/A-18 and V-22 aircraft as well as the Northrop Grumman B-2 bomber, the Saab Gripen and the F-35. Platform Solutions also provides the electronic engine controls for all General Electric and CFM International commercial jet engines.

Electronic Solutions

The Electronic Solutions line of business – part of BAE Systems Electronic & Integrated Solutions group – is headquartered in Nashua, N.H., and includes 8800 employees working at 17 locations in the U.S. and Israel. ES is divided into six business areas who serve military customers with the following product lines:

Support Solutions

Hanjin's Cosco Busan under repair at BAE Systems in Pier 70 in San Francisco. The ship crashed onto the Bay Bridge on November 7, 2007, and has since left this area.

BAE's Support Solutions provides support of the US Navy's Aegis combat system and "prime systems integration" for the US and Royal Navy submarine fleet ballistic missile systems.

BAE Systems Ship Repair of Norfolk, Virginia[7] is a major non-nuclear ship repair business in the United States, formerly known as United States Marine Repair. The company's primary customer is the United States Navy, other customers include other branches of the US military and commercial cruise lines such as Royal Caribbean. USMR had acquired Norfolk Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company (NORSHIPCO) in 1998. In 2004 USMR purchased Honolulu Shipyard Inc. (HSI) for $16 million. HSI was another U.S. Navy ship repair business. USMR was owned by the Carlyle Group who planned to float the company but instead chose to sell it to United Defense (which it partially owned) in May 2002. BAE acquired the latter in 2005. The seven shipyards are Norfolk, San Francisco, Pearl Harbor, San Diego, Mobile, Mayport and Jacksonville.

Information Solutions

BAE Systems Advanced Information Technologies (BAE Systems AIT) is a division of BAE Systems Technology Solutions formerly known as ALPHATECH, Inc. The company manufactures processing systems for images and signals that are employed by United States intelligence agencies.[8] Based in Burlington, Massachusetts, the company also has facilities in Virginia and Maryland.[9] ALPHATECH was founded in 1979 as a spin-off from MIT[10] by Nils Sandell, Sol Gully, and Michael Athans. BAE completed its acquisition of ALPHATECH in November 2004 for $88m (£48m).

References

  1. 1 2 "BAE Systems 2008 Annual Report" (PDF). BAE Systems. 2009-03-30. p. 99. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  2. http://www.eis.na.baesystems.com/news_room/newsletters/2005-07-18.pdf
  3. "Contract for BAE". The Times (Times Newspapers). 2000-11-28.
  4. Parreault, Carl (2004-07-14). "British aerospace firm buys Sanders". The Union Leader.
  5. Schneider, Greg (2000-11-07). "Arms Across the Atlantic; A Yank Leads the Former British Aerospace To the Top Tier of U.S. Defense Contractors". The Washington Post.
  6. Lockheed Martin Corp. (April 27, 2000) BAE Systems agrees to acquire Control Systems business from Lockheed Martin for $510 million Press release.
  7. Contact Us - BAE Systems
  8. BAE Systems plc 2004 Annual Report Retrieved 26 June 2006
  9. BAE Systems Advanced Information Technologies Contact Information
  10. BAE Systems Advanced Information Technologies Inc. About AIT Retrieved 26 June 2006

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