31 Mar 2003
BAE Systems North America has formed a new operating sector that combines controls and avionics capabilities to serve a broad range of military and commercial platforms, from ground vehicles to airplanes to spacecraft. The new Platform Solutions Sector will include the existing BAE Systems Controls business and will have operational control of the company's Avionic Systems Division in Rochester and Edinburgh, UK.
The new sector develops and produces electronic vehicle management systems, engine controls, cockpit and helmet displays, and inertial systems for a variety of platforms including fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, missiles, ground vehicles, ships, and space launch vehicles. Headquartered in Johnson City, it employs approximately 6,400 people at 12 facilities in the United States and the United Kingdom.
"BAE Systems is home to a wealth of systems engineering and platform integration expertise on the full spectrum of military and civilian platforms," said James Scanlon, president of the Platform Solutions Sector. "By combining these assets into one sector, we have created an unmatched capability for providing customers with innovative platform solutions."
The Platform Solutions Sector develops and produces systems, subsystems, and products that include:
- Flight control systems
- Electronic engine control systems
- Vehicle management systems
- Head-up and helmet-mounted displays
- Inertial measurement units
- MEMS gyroscopes
- Navigation and guidance systems
- Unmanned air vehicle systems
- Mission computers
- Launch vehicle subsystems
About BAE SYSTEMS:
BAE Systems is a systems company, innovating for a safer world. BAE Systems employs nearly 100,000 people including joint ventures, and has annual sales of around 12 billion.
The company offers a global capability in air, sea, land, and space with a world-class prime contracting ability supported by a range of key skills. BAE Systems designs, manufactures, and supports military aircraft, surface ships, submarines, radar, avionics, communications, electronics, guided weapon systems, and a range of other defence products. BAE Systems is dedicated to making the intelligent connections needed to deliver innovative solutions.
BAE Systems North America is a high-technology U.S. company with more than 25,000 employees who live and work in some 30 states, the District of Columbia and the United Kingdom. The company is dedicated to solving its customers' needs with both highly innovative and leading-edge solutions across the defence electronics, systems, information technology and services arenas.
BAE Systems Platform Solutions, part of BAE Systems North America, is a leading global supplier of integrated electronic control products, subsystems, and man-machine interface systems for air, space, sea, and ground vehicles. The business develops and produces electronic vehicle management systems, electronic engine controls, cockpit and helmet displays, and inertial systems for a variety of platforms including fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, missiles, ground vehicles, ships, and space launch vehicles. It also produces HybriDrive propulsion systems for intra-city transit buses and other medium and large vehicles. Headquartered in Johnson City, it employs approximately 6,400 people at 12 facilities in the United States and the United Kingdom.
