Difference between revisions of "BAE Systems"
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2003 [[BAE Systems]] split its ship and submarine building operations - the [[VSEL]] unit became an independent division known as '''BAE Systems Submarines'''. This was renamed '''BAE Systems Submarine Solutions''' in January 2007. | 2003 [[BAE Systems]] split its ship and submarine building operations - the [[VSEL]] unit became an independent division known as '''BAE Systems Submarines'''. This was renamed '''BAE Systems Submarine Solutions''' in January 2007. | ||
2005 Acquired [[United Defense Industries]] | |||
2015 Employs 82,500 persons across 400 sites in over 40 countries of which 33,800 persons are in the UK (63 sites). Sales are £17.9bn of which 92% are defence-related. Divisions are Air (53%), Marine (28%), Land (13%) and Cyber (6%).<ref>[http://investors.baesystems.com/~/media/Files/B/Bae-Systems-Investor-Relations-V3/Annual%20Reports/annual-report-2015-22032016.pdf 2015 Annual Report p4]</ref> | 2015 Employs 82,500 persons across 400 sites in over 40 countries of which 33,800 persons are in the UK (63 sites). Sales are £17.9bn of which 92% are defence-related. Divisions are Air (53%), Marine (28%), Land (13%) and Cyber (6%).<ref>[http://investors.baesystems.com/~/media/Files/B/Bae-Systems-Investor-Relations-V3/Annual%20Reports/annual-report-2015-22032016.pdf 2015 Annual Report p4]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 09:56, 20 February 2020
1999 November 30th. BAE Systems was formed by the £7.7 billion merger of British Aerospace (BAe) and Marconi Electronic Systems.
2002 The company employed 111,578 people, achieved export sales of £3 billion and paid £2.6 billion in taxes. These figures exclude the contribution of Airbus UK
2003 BAE Systems split its ship and submarine building operations - the VSEL unit became an independent division known as BAE Systems Submarines. This was renamed BAE Systems Submarine Solutions in January 2007.
2005 Acquired United Defense Industries
2015 Employs 82,500 persons across 400 sites in over 40 countries of which 33,800 persons are in the UK (63 sites). Sales are £17.9bn of which 92% are defence-related. Divisions are Air (53%), Marine (28%), Land (13%) and Cyber (6%).[1]
Sites
Subsidiaries
- BAE Systems Land and Armaments
- BAE Systems Maritime - Naval Ships
- BAE Systems Maritime - Submarines
- BAE Systems Maritime - Maritime Services
See Also
Sources of Information
- Wikipedia
- Photos by Jonathon Tattersall