BAE Systems Land Systems

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BAE Systems Land Systems

Type	Business Segment
Founded	2004
Headquarters	Filton, England
Industry	Defence
Products	Military vehicles Armanents
Parent	BAE Systems Land and Armaments
Website	www.baesystems.com/LandSystems

Evolution of the land systems division of BAE Systems, 1970s to Land & Armaments formation

BAE Systems Land Systems is a division of BAE Systems and part of the BAE Systems Land and Armaments operating group.

[edit] History

Land Systems was created in September 2004 when BAE merged the newly acquired Alvis Vickers business into BAE Systems RO Defence (the former Royal Ordnance) to create an integrated land warfare systems business. In March 2005 BAE Systems announced the acquisition of United Defense Industries (UDI), a major American land systems company. Following the completion of the merger process on June 24, 2005, BAE Systems announced the creation of BAE Systems Land and Armaments encompassing United Defense and BAE Systems Land Systems.

[edit] Organisation

BAE Systems Land Systems has three main divisions and one joint venture:^[1]

• Land Systems Weapons and Vehicles
• Land Systems Munitions
• Land Systems South Africa
• CTA International - 50/50 joint venture with Nexter

[edit] Locations

Land Systems operates at the following locations:^[2]

• Barrow-in-Furness, UK
• Birtley, UK
• Bishopton, Renfrewshire - Site of proposed housing development.^[3]
• Bourges, France (CTA International)
• Bridgwater, UK
• Chorley, Lancashire, UK
• Fareham, Hampshire, UK
• Glascoed, UK
• Guildford, Surrey, UK
• Leeds, UK
• Leicester, UK
• Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
• Radway Green, Crewe, Cheshire, UK
• Ridsdale, Northumberland, UK
• Shrivenham, UK
• Telford, UK
• Wolverhampton, UK

• Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
• Alrode, South Africa
• Benoni, South Africa

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Land Systems Hägglunds