BAE systems

BAE Systems is 3rd largest global defense companyengaged in the development, delivery and support of advanced defense and aerospace systems in the air, on land and at sea.British Aerospace was formed as a statutory corporation on 29 April 1977 as a result of the Aircraft and Shipbuilders Industries Act.BAE Systems was formed on 30 November 1999, following the merger of The General Electric Company’s (GEC) defence arm, Marconi Electronic Systems, with British Aerospace.Lockheed Martin Control Systems (LMCS) was acquired by BAE Systems in April 2000. LMCS manufactured electronic control systems for aircraft, spacecraft and the transportation industry.Boeing Commercial Electronics was purchased by BAE Systems on 30 June 2004.BAE Systems is teamed with Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to deliver the F-35 Lightning II .It will be the world’s most advanced combat aircraft and the first and only stealthy, supersonic, multi-role fighter. The F-35 is being developed for the US Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps to replace the A-10, the AV-8B Harrier, F-26 and the F/A-18 Hornet, and for the UK’s Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, to replace the Harrier and Sea Harrier.