BAE Systems plc
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- CEO
- Charles Nicolas Woodburn
- Full Time Employees
- 104,000
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Address
- 6 Carlton Gardens London GL United Kingdom SW1Y 5AD
- IPO Date
- Feb 11, 1981
- Website
- baesystems.com
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- BAE Systems plc engages in the design, development, manufacture, upgrade, and support of advanced defence, aerospace, security, and intelligence solutions across air, land, sea, cyber, space, and electronics domains for government and commercial customers worldwide. Founded in 1999 through the merger of Marconi Electronic Systems and British Aerospace, the company, headquartered at 6 Carlton Gardens in London, United Kingdom, operates primarily in six home markets including the United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Sweden, and South Africa, with additional presence in Canada, Japan, India, Qatar, Oman, and Turkey. Its core products and services encompass combat and trainer aircraft; combat vehicles, ammunition, precision munitions, artillery systems, and missile launchers; cyber security and intelligence capabilities; advanced electronics for military and commercial markets including electronic warfare and navigation systems; complex surface ships and naval ship repair; full-spectrum engineering, information management, financial, and human resource services; and space systems such as spacecraft, mission payloads, optical systems, and antennas. BAE Systems organizes its operations into key segments: Electronic Systems for US and UK-based electronic warfare; Cyber & Intelligence for intelligence, security, and digital solutions supplied mainly to the US government; Platforms & Services for combat vehicles, munitions, weapons upgrades, and ship repair in the US, Sweden, and UK; Air for US, European, Saudi Arabian, and Australian air programs; and Maritime for UK-based naval and land activities. In recent developments, BAE Systems completed the $5.5 billion acquisition of Ball Aerospace in February 2024, establishing a new Space & Mission Systems segment and funding it via a $4.8 billion US bond issuance; launched OneArc, a defense technology unit focused on military training in December 2025; formed a joint venture with Leonardo and Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Co Ltd for the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) next-generation combat aircraft; and continues investments in AI-enabled targeting, electronic warfare, autonomous systems, and green propulsion technologies amid a record order backlog exceeding £69 billion.
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