BAE系统

BAE Systems是总部位于英国伦敦的英国跨国防御，安全和航空航天公司，它具有全球利益，尤其是通过其子公司BAE Systems Inc. BAE在北美拥有全球利益。BAE是世界上最大的军事承包商之一；2009年，它是基于收入的第二大。34It was formed on 30 November 1999 by the £7.7 billion merger of two British companies, Marconi Electronic Systems (MES), the defence electronics and naval shipbuilding subsidiary of the General Electric Company plc (GEC), and aircraft, munitions and naval systems manufacturer British Aerospace (BAe).
BAE Systems是各种飞机和国防电子公司的继任者，其中包括Marconi Company，这是第一个致力于开发和使用广播的商业公司；A.V.Roe and Company是世界上第一批飞机公司之一；世界第一架商业喷气客机的制造商de Havilland；英国飞机公司，协和超音速运输的联合制造商；Supermarine，Spitfire的制造商。自成立以来，它已经出售了其在空中客车，Astrium，AMS和Atlas Elektronik的股份，并进行了许多收购，最著名的是美国的美国国防和装甲控股。

BAE系统is involved in several major defence projects, including the F-35 Lightning II, the Eurofighter Typhoon, the Astute-class submarine and the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers. The company has been the subject of criticism, in terms of general opposition to the arms trade and particularly specific allegations of unethical and corrupt practices, including Saudi Arabian Al Yamamah contracts with BAE and its predecessor. In 2010, BAE Systems agreed to pay £286 million in criminal fines to the Serious Fraud Office and the US Department of Justice.