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BAE Systems
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BAE Systems is a British multinational aerospace, defence and information security company, based in London, England. It is the largest defence contractor in Europe and the seventh-largest in the world. Its largest operations are in the United Kingdom and in the United States, where it is one of the six largest suppliers to the US Department of Defense. Other major markets include Saudi Arabia, Australia, Canada, Japan, India and Turkey. The company was formed in 1999 by the merger of Marconi Electronic Systems with the defence arm of the General Electric Company and British Aerospace. BAE has made a number of acquisitions, most notably of United Defense and Armor Holdings and has sold its shares in Airbus. It is involved in several major defence projects, including the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, the Eurofighter Typhoon, and the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers. (Full article...)
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- Main editors: Fnlayson
- Promoted: 14 October 2007
- Reasons for nomination: Last featured 29 April 2008. Accuracy may be compromised as a result of having to be pared down.
- Coordinator comment: Paring may have been slightly excessive. Blurbs need to be between 925 and 1,025 characters, including spaces. This is 907. Perhaps you could add a little content back? Gog the Mild (talk) 15:57, 12 August 2024 (UTC)
- @Gog the Mild: I was really worried about accuracy while paring this down, and that persists with what you're asking me. Sorry for the long wait, I've only just seen this. Great Mercian (talk) 18:48, 23 September 2024 (UTC)
- Support as nominator. Great Mercian (talk) 12:27, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
- Weak support looks ok 750h+ 07:04, 4 August 2024 (UTC)