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BAE Systems Wins Department of Defense 2007 Top 5 Award for Systems Engineering

MINNEAPOLIS - BAE Systems announced today it had been selected as a 2007 Top 5 Department of Defense Program Award winner for systems engineering for the company's work on the DDG 1000, MK57 Vertical Launching System (VLS). The award was presented by the Department of Defense and the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA). The presentation took place at the NDIA 10th Annual Systems...

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Explosives, Armaments, and Weaponry

The Power of Three - Work Starts on Carrier Variant of F-35 Lightning II

F-35 Carrier Variant Concept Demonstrator aircraft SAMLESBURY, England - BAE Systems has started manufacture of the F-35 Lightning II Carrier Variant (CV). The CV aircraft is the final F-35 variant to start production and means that all three variants of the world's most advanced fighter aircraft are now being produced concurrently by BAE Systems. The initial manufacturing on the CV variant is of...

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Optics & Photonics

Infrared Camera Cores suit process monitoring applications.

SCC500(TM) Series camera cores are based on common electronics and mechanical interfaces for resolutions of 160 x 120 (SCC500L) and 320 x 240 (SCC500H). Architecture combines IR-Specific video processing hardware with upgradeable, general-purpose control processor, running commercial Real Time Operating System. Products are designed for OEMs that are developing systems to serve surveillance,...

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Company News

BAE Systems Installs Fourth Stratasys F900 3D Printer to Support Factory of The Future Initiative

Growing use of additive manufacturing for prototypes, tooling and end-use parts significantly reduces cost and lead time compared to traditional methods Eden Praire, Minn. & London--(Business Wire) -- British defense, security, and aerospace giant BAE Systems (LON: BA) has added a fourth Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS) F900 3D Printer to its manufacturing site in Samlesbury, UK, in a continued effort to...

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Ian King Appointed Chief Executive, BAE Systems PLC

BAE Systems today announces the appointment of Ian King, currently Chief Operating Officer UK and Rest of World, as Chief Executive with effect from 1 September 2008. This follows the conclusion of an international benchmarking succession process and the Company's announcement on 16 October 2007 that Mike Turner would step down as Chief Executive and retire from the Company at the end of August...

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Explosives, Armaments, and Weaponry

BAE Systems Wins Department of Defense 2007 Top 5 Award for Systems Engineering

MINNEAPOLIS - BAE Systems announced today it had been selected as a 2007 Top 5 Department of Defense Program Award winner for systems engineering for the company's work on the DDG 1000, MK57 Vertical Launching System (VLS). The award was presented by the Department of Defense and the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA). The presentation took place at the NDIA 10th Annual Systems...

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Explosives, Armaments, and Weaponry

The Power of Three - Work Starts on Carrier Variant of F-35 Lightning II

F-35 Carrier Variant Concept Demonstrator aircraft SAMLESBURY, England - BAE Systems has started manufacture of the F-35 Lightning II Carrier Variant (CV). The CV aircraft is the final F-35 variant to start production and means that all three variants of the world's most advanced fighter aircraft are now being produced concurrently by BAE Systems. The initial manufacturing on the CV variant is of...

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BAE Systems Dedicates New Facility for F-22 and F-35 Production

NASHUA, New Hampshire - BAE Systems opened a new 30,000-square-foot facility at its South Nashua, New Hampshire, location for production work on the F-22A Raptor and F-35 Lightning II electronic warfare programs. The site will support more than 1,400 of BAE Systems' 4,500 employees who work in New Hampshire and who contribute to the F-22 and F-35 programs. The new facility is capable of...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

BAE Systems Acquires Pitch Technologies

28 Nov 2007 Acquisition will expand company's capabilities in training and simulation solutions Orlando, Florida - BAE Systems has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Swedish high-tech company Pitch Technologies AB (Pitch) for a cash consideration of 61.3 MSEK. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in LinkÃ-¶ping, Sweden, Pitch is an innovator of computer-based training and...

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BAE Systems Announces New Appointment to Asset Management Trading and Services Business

29 Oct 2007 BAE Systems announces the appointment of Paul Tattersall as Vice President Trading and Services of its Asset Management business. Asset Management is responsible for the management of the regional aircraft lease portfolio of BAE Systems and the securitisation Systems 2001 Asset Trust, along with management of an Airbus portfolio on behalf of Air 2(US). Since its formation in 1993...

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BAE Systems and Wipro Announce Aerospace Partnership

DELHI, India - BAE Systems and Wipro have signed an agreement to work jointly on commercial aerospace projects. The arrangement follows a memorandum of agreement signed by BAE Systems and Wipro in June In a partnership spanning BAE Systems' operations in Johnson City, New York and Rochester, UK and Wipro Technologies operations in Hyderabad and Bangalore, the companies will combine efforts on the...

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BAE Systems to Move Bridging Business to Telford in -£8 Million Investment

New Titan engineer vehicle lays bridge in under two minutes Telford, United Kingdom - BAE Systems is set to move its Wolverhampton-based Bridging business to its Telford site as part of the on-going transformation of its Land Systems business. The move, which will involve a total of 54 employees, is expected to be completed by mid-2009. The decision to transfer Bridging follows a review by BAE...

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BAE Systems Appoints John Gatti as Vice President of Homeland Security

WASHINGTON - John Gatti has been named vice president of Homeland Security for BAE Systems, Inc. In this role, he will lead the efforts to establish and profitably grow the company's position in Homeland Security. Providing solutions to national security problems to include emerging homeland security requirements is a key aspect of our business, said Walt Havenstein, BAE Systems president and...

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