Grace's Guide
British Industrial History
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Marconi Avionics
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Marconi Avionics
1967 English Electric Co and Elliott Automation merge.
1968 The new English Electric group is acquired by GEC.
1969 GEC renamed its avionics business Marconi-Elliott Avionics Systems Limited, part of the company's defence arm, GEC-Marconi Electronics.
1978 Renamed Marconi Avionics Limited.
1984 Renamed GEC Avionics Limited.
1990 Take-over of Ferranti creating GEC Ferranti
1998 Renamed Marconi Avionics, part of the renamed defence arm, Marconi Electronic Systems (MES).