BAE SYSTEMS Dedicates 150,000-Square-Foot Los Angeles Facility for Company's Integrated Solutions Unit.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 2003 BAE SYSTEMS BAE Systems British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, naval vessels, and other aerospace and defense products. BAE Systems was formed (1999) from the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems. today officially opens its new 150,000-square-foot office and prototype development facility in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . The company is occupying most of Crown Realty & Development's Wateridge Two office building, located at the intersection of La Cienega Boulevard La Cienega Boulevard is a major north/south arterial road that runs from El Segundo Boulevard in El Segundo, California on the south to its end on the Sunset Strip/Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. and Slauson Avenue Slauson Avenue is a major east-west thoroughfare for southern Los Angeles County. It passes through Culver City, Ladera Heights, View Park-Windsor Hills, Baldwin Hills, Inglewood, South Los Angeles, Huntington Park, Maywood, Pico Rivera, Whittier, and Santa Fe Springs. , under a 10-year lease. "BAE SYSTEMS has a long history in the Los Angeles area, and we are committed to maintaining a significant presence here," said Tom Herring, vice president of BAE SYSTEMS Integrated Solutions, the business unit that began operating from the new facility in April. "By relocating to modern, efficient facilities that better meet our operational and technical requirements, we will make our business more agile and cost-competitive while improving the quality of our employees' work lives." The company employs approximately 550 people in the five-story building. Integrated Solutions' former facility, a 10-acre parcel of land containing three buildings adjacent to the Santa Monica Airport Santa Monica Airport (IATA: SMO, ICAO: KSMO, FAA LID: SMO), also known as Santa Monica Municipal Airport, is a general aviation airport located in the heart of the residential community of Santa Monica, California, United States. , was sold in December 2001 to Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. City College. The new facility consists of about 100,000 square feet of Class A office space, more than 40,000 square feet of technical labs and space for the development and test of product prototypes, and areas equipped to accommodate programs with special security needs. The facility features a robust IT infrastructure tailored to the company's needs and a state-of-the-art digital telecommunications system. BAE SYSTEMS Integrated Solutions, a unit of the company's Platform Solutions Sector, is a focal point focal point n. See focus. for the company's international military and commercial markets and a provider of aircraft integrated avionics, vehicle management and utility control systems, navigation guidance and control systems, and unmanned aerial vehicle A powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely, can be expendable or recoverable, and can carry a lethal or nonlethal payload. systems. 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 $18 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 defense 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 employing more than 25,000 people who live and work in some 30 states, the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). , and the United Kingdom. The company is dedicated to solving its customers' needs with highly innovative and leading edge solutions across the defense electronics, systems, information technology, and services arenas. BAE SYSTEMS Platform Solutions BAE Systems Platform Solutions is part of BAE Systems Electronics and Integrated Solutions, a subsidiary of BAE Systems Inc. The division was formerly known as Lockheed Martin Control Systems (LMCS). , 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(TM) 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. |
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