BAE Systems Platforms & Services
subsidiary of BAE Systems Inc.
BAE Systems Platforms & Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of BAE Systems Inc. and is a large provider of tracked and wheeled armored combat vehicles, naval guns, naval ship repair and modernization, artillery and missile launching systems, advanced precision strike munitions and ordnance, and other technologies for US and international customers.
It was created on 24 June 2005, following the completion of BAE Systems' acquisition of United Defense in 2004 and its merger with BAE Systems Land Systems. In 2007, BAE Systems acquired Armor Holdings adding to the size of Land & Armaments significantly.
Until April 2003, BAE Systems was a relatively small player in the land systems industry. As a result of the acquisitions, it is now one of the largest land systems defence contractors in the world.
History
BAE Systems was formed in 1999 by the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) and Marconi Electronic Systems (MES). BAe's land systems business was RO Defence, a major manufacturer of explosives, ammunition and small arms. MES owned Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd, manufacturer of the M777 howitzer.
In June 2003, BAE Systems outbid General Dynamics for Alvis plc, the UK's principal land systems business.
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