Vickers

Summary

Vickers is an aerospace manufacturer^[1]. Vickers draws 271 Wikipedia views per month (aerospace_manufacturer category, ranking #43 of 283).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vickers is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• Vickers's instance of is recorded as aerospace manufacturer^[4].
• Vickers is owned by BAE Systems^[5].
• Edward Vickers is named after Vickers^[6].
• Vickers was followed by Vickers-Armstrongs^[7].
• Vickers's headquarters location is recorded as Barrow-in-Furness^[8].
• Vickers's child organization or unit is recorded as Roneo Ltd.^[9].
• Vickers's Commons category is recorded as Vickers^[10].
• Vickers's industry is recorded as weapons industry^[11].
• Vickers's industry is recorded as Manufacture of military fighting vehicles^[12].
• Vickers's industry is recorded as building of ships and floating structures^[13].
• Vickers's industry is recorded as manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery^[14].
• Vickers's industry is recorded as machinery industry and plant construction^[15].
• Vickers's industry is recorded as vehicle construction^[16].
• January 1, 1828 marks the founding of Vickers^[17].
• Vickers was dissolved in 1999^[18].
• Vickers's parent organization or unit is recorded as BAE Systems^[19].
• Vickers's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vickers^[20].
• Vickers's described at URL is recorded as http://www.vickersmg.org.uk/^[21].
• Vickers's replaces is recorded as ABC Motors^[22].
• Vickers's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vickers'}^[23].
• Vickers's different from is recorded as Vickers Limited^[24].

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Founding

January 1, 1828 marks the founding of Vickers^[17].

Identity

Vickers was followed by Vickers-Armstrongs^[7].

Operations

Vickers's headquarters location is recorded as Barrow-in-Furness^[8]. Vickers's parent organization or unit is recorded as BAE Systems^[19]. Vickers's child organization or unit is recorded as Roneo Ltd.^[9].

Industry

Industries include weapons industry^[11], Manufacture of military fighting vehicles^[12], building of ships and floating structures^[13], manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery^[14], machinery industry and plant construction^[15], and vehicle construction^[16].

Ownership

Vickers is owned by BAE Systems^[5].

Dissolution

Vickers was dissolved in 1999^[18].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Vickers include Vickers hardness^[25], a method^[26].

Why It Matters

Vickers draws 271 Wikipedia views per month (aerospace_manufacturer category, ranking #43 of 283).^[2] Vickers has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] Vickers is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

Entities named for Vickers include Vickers hardness^[25], a method^[26].