BAE Systems

Summary

BAE Systems is a public company^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,698 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• BAE Systems is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• BAE Systems is in the country of GB^[4].
• BAE Systems's instance of is recorded as public company^[5].
• BAE Systems's instance of is recorded as business^[6].
• BAE Systems's instance of is recorded as aerospace manufacturer^[7].
• BAE Systems followed British Aerospace^[8].
• BAE Systems followed Marconi Electronic Systems^[9].
• BAE Systems followed Royal Small Arms Factory^[10].
• BAE Systems followed Atlantic Marine^[11].
• BAE Systems's headquarters location is recorded as Farnborough^[12].
• BAE Systems's chief executive officer is recorded as Charles Woodburn^[13].
• BAE Systems's postal code is recorded as CM2 8HN^[14].
• BAE Systems's child organization or unit is recorded as BAE Systems Australia^[15].
• BAE Systems's child organization or unit is recorded as BAE Systems Electronics, Intelligence & Support^[16].
• BAE Systems's child organization or unit is recorded as BAE Systems Inc.^[17].
• BAE Systems's child organization or unit is recorded as BAE Systems AB^[18].
• BAE Systems's child organization or unit is recorded as Air Astana^[19].
• BAE Systems is part of FTSE 100 Index^[20].
• BAE Systems is part of list of companies involved in the Gaza war^[21].
• BAE Systems's Commons category is recorded as BAE Systems^[22].
• BAE Systems's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange^[23].
• BAE Systems's industry is recorded as aerospace engineering^[24].
• BAE Systems's industry is recorded as information security^[25].
• BAE Systems's industry is recorded as weapons industry^[26].
• BAE Systems's industry is recorded as aerospace industry^[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include November 30, 1999^[28] and 1979-12-31^[29]. BAE Systems's location of formation is recorded as United Kingdom^[30].

Identity

Part of include FTSE 100 Index^[20], a stock market index^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1984^[33] and list of companies involved in the Gaza war^[21]. Predecessors include British Aerospace^[8], Marconi Electronic Systems^[9], Royal Small Arms Factory^[10], and Atlantic Marine^[11]. BAE Systems's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BAe'}^[34].

Leadership

BAE Systems's chief executive officer is recorded as Charles Woodburn^[13]. Its chairperson is recorded as Sir Roger Carr^[35]. Its director / manager is recorded as Ian King^[36].

Operations

BAE Systems's headquarters location is recorded as Farnborough^[12]. Subsidiaries include BAE Systems Australia^[15], a business^[37], in Australia^[38], founded in 1953^[39], headquartered in Edinburgh^[40]; BAE Systems Electronics, Intelligence & Support^[16], a subsidiary company^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 2005^[43], headquartered in Arlington County^[44]; BAE Systems Inc.^[17], an aerospace manufacturer^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1999^[47], headquartered in Arlington County^[48]; BAE Systems AB^[18], a business^[49], in Sweden^[50], founded in 2006^[51], headquartered in Sweden^[52]; and Air Astana^[19], an airline^[53], in Kazakhstan^[54], founded in 2001^[55], headquartered in Almaty^[56].

Industry

Industries include aerospace engineering^[24], information security^[25], weapons industry^[26], and aerospace industry^[27].

Ownership

BAE Systems's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange^[23].

Why It Matters

BAE Systems ranks in the top 1% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,698 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]