BAE SYSTEMS

BAE SYSTEMS is a multinational defense products manufacturer.

It was formed on November 30, 1999 with the merger of British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems, which was made up of several divisions of GEC-Marconi in the UK and overseas.

In June 2003, rumors started to circulate about a possible merger with either Boeing (who acquired BAE SYSTEMS's partner McDonnell Douglas in 1997) or Lockheed Martin. Later that year the company's Chief Executive denied any possibility of a North American merger on the grounds of "conflict of interest" pertaining to the affiliation with the Airbus consortium.

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1 See also 2 Affiliations 3 Products 4 External links

See also

• British Aerospace
• Aircraft
• Marconi Electronic Systems
• Royal Ordnance

• Airbus Industrie
• Boeing
• Saab Military Aircraft

• BAe 146 commercial feederliner
• Goshawk aircraft carrier-ready Hawk variant for the US Navy
• Hawk and variants
• Harrier
• Eurofighter Typhoon in collaboration with DASA and CASA (now part of the EADS Aerospace Group), and Alenia (formerly Aeritalia)

• BAE SYSTEMS web site