BAE Systems

Summary

BAE Systems is a public company^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,357 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• BAE Systems is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• BAE Systems's image is recorded as 6 Carlton Gardens, London, SW1Y 5AD, United Kingdom.JPG^[4].
• BAE Systems's image is recorded as BAE Systems Avro 146-RJ100, Swiss International Air Lines AN1719406.jpg^[5].
• BAE Systems's instance of is recorded as public company^[6].
• BAE Systems's instance of is recorded as business^[7].
• BAE Systems's instance of is recorded as aerospace manufacturer^[8].
• BAE Systems's logo image is recorded as BAE Systems logo.svg^[9].
• BAE Systems's follows is recorded as British Aerospace^[10].
• BAE Systems's follows is recorded as Marconi Electronic Systems^[11].
• BAE Systems's follows is recorded as Royal Small Arms Factory^[12].
• BAE Systems's follows is recorded as Atlantic Marine^[13].
• BAE Systems's headquarters location is recorded as Farnborough^[14].
• BAE Systems's chief executive officer is recorded as Charles Woodburn^[15].
• BAE Systems's ISNI is recorded as 0000000404219667^[16].
• BAE Systems's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 173233509^[17].
• BAE Systems's GND ID is recorded as 10144436-9^[18].
• BAE Systems's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2002055513^[19].
• BAE Systems's postal code is recorded as CM2 8HN^[20].
• BAE Systems's child organization or unit is recorded as BAE Systems Australia^[21].
• BAE Systems's child organization or unit is recorded as BAE Systems Electronics, Intelligence & Support^[22].
• BAE Systems's child organization or unit is recorded as BAE Systems Inc.^[23].
• BAE Systems's child organization or unit is recorded as BAE Systems AB^[24].
• BAE Systems's child organization or unit is recorded as Air Astana^[25].
• BAE Systems's part of is recorded as FTSE 100 Index^[26].
• BAE Systems's part of is recorded as list of companies involved in the Gaza war^[27].

Body

Founding

+1999-11-30T00:00:00Z marks the founding of BAE Systems^[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as United Kingdom^[29].

Identity

Part of include FTSE 100 Index^[26], a stock market index^[30], in United Kingdom^[31], founded in 1984^[32] and list of companies involved in the Gaza war^[27]. Predecessors include British Aerospace^[10], Marconi Electronic Systems^[11], Royal Small Arms Factory^[12], and Atlantic Marine^[13]. BAE Systems's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BAe'}^[33].

Leadership

BAE Systems's chief executive officer is recorded as Charles Woodburn^[15]. Its chairperson is recorded as Sir Roger Carr^[34]. Its director / manager is recorded as Ian King^[35].

Operations

BAE Systems's headquarters location is recorded as Farnborough^[14]. Subsidiaries include BAE Systems Australia^[21], a business^[36], in Australia^[37], founded in 1953^[38], headquartered in Edinburgh^[39]; BAE Systems Electronics, Intelligence & Support^[22], a subsidiary company^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 2005^[42], headquartered in Arlington County^[43]; BAE Systems Inc.^[23], an aerospace manufacturer^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1999^[46], headquartered in Arlington County^[47]; BAE Systems AB^[24], a business^[48], in Sweden^[49], founded in 2006^[50], headquartered in Sweden^[51]; and Air Astana^[25], an airline^[52], in Kazakhstan^[53], founded in 2001^[54], headquartered in Almaty^[55].

Industry

Industries include aerospace engineering^[56], information security^[57], weapons industry^[58], and aerospace industry^[59].

Ownership

BAE Systems's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange^[60].

Why It Matters

BAE Systems ranks in the top 1% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,357 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[61] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[62]