BAE Systems Electronic Systems (ES) is one of three operating groups of BAE Systems Inc., the North American subsidiary of the British global defence contractor BAE Systems PLC.

History

BAE Systems acquired Lockheed Martin Aerospace Electronic Systems (AES) and Lockheed Martin Control Systems in 2000. BAE Systems Electronic Systems was formed in June 2005 by an internal reorganisation of these businesses. Lockheed had identified AES as a candidate for disposal following a strategic review in 1999. BAE Systems agreed to acquire the group in July and completed its acquisition of AES on 27 November 2000. The group encompassed

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, Fairchild Systems and Lockheed Martin Space Electronics & Communications. The purchase of this group by BAE has been described as "precedent setting" given the advanced and classified nature of many of that company's products. In August 2004 BAE acquired Boeing Commercial Electronics for $66 million (£36m). This was an Irving, Texas-based division of

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responsible for the manufacture of electronic components for the company's aircraft. Boeing announced the sale of the division in 2003 as part of a move to outsource component manufacture and "concentrate on the integration and final assembly of commercial aircraft." ''The Fort Worth Star Telegram'' said "Boeing has sought to sell several operations that it said are too narrowly focused and costly for the company to manage efficiently."

Businesses

BAE Systems Electronic Systems reports its sales under the following headings, 86% of which were to military customers in 2020:

Electronic Combat

ES produces

electronic warfare Electronic warfare (EW) is any action involving the use of the electromagnetic spectrum (EM spectrum) or directed energy to control the spectrum, attack an enemy, or impede enemy assaults. The purpose of electronic warfare is to deny the opponen ...

(EW) systems for combat aircraft, for example for the

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C4ISR Systems

Military communications. This includes the Airborne Tactical Radio business acquired from

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Precision Strike & Sensing

GPS products and weapon parts, for example seekers for

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missiles. The GPS business was expanded in 2020 by the $1.9 billion purchase of the Collins Aerospace military GPS division of

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Countermeasure & Electromagnetic Attack

Missile warning systems and offensive electronic warfare systems on aircraft including the Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call.

Controls & Avionics

Full Authority Digital Engine Control A full authority digital engine (or electronics) control (FADEC) is a system consisting of a digital computer, called an "electronic engine controller" (EEC) or "engine control unit" (ECU), and its related accessories that control all aspects of ai ...

s and Fly by wire controls.

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and

are major customers for this unit.

Power & Propulsion

Electric drive systems for buses.

References

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