bae systems land & armaments inc. type private subsidiary of bae systems plc industry defence founded june 24 2005 headquarters arlington virginia united states key people bob murphy president products military vehicles artillery naval guns missile launchers and munitions revenue 6.7 billion 2009 1 number of employees 19 800 2009 1 parent bae systems plc website www.baesystems.com bae systems land & armaments is a wholly owned subsidiary of bae systems plc. and is responsible for the design development and production of combat vehicles ammunition artillery systems naval guns and missile launchers . it is the largest such company in the world . 2 it was created on june 24 2005 following the completion of bae systems acquisition of united defense in 2004 and its merger with bae systems land systems . in 2007 bae systems acquired armor holdings adding to the size of land & armaments significantly . until april 2003 bae systems was a relatively small player in the land systems industry however following the 2004 purchase of alvis vickers clarification needed the aforementioned 2004 acquisition of united defense and the acquisition of armor holdings in 2007 it is now one of the largest land systems defence contractors in the world . contents 1 history 2 organization 2.1 global tactical systems 2.2 us combat systems 2.3 global combat systems 2.3.1 gcs munitions 2.3.1.1 sector history 2.3.1.2 products 2.3.2 gsc weapons 2.3.3 gcs vehicles 2.4 security & survivability 3 management 4 references 5 external links history edit bae systems was formed in 1989 by the merger of british aerospace bae and marconi electronic systems mes . bae s land systems business was ro defence a major manufacturer of explosives ammunition and small arms . mes owned vickers shipbuilding and engineering ltd manufacturer of the m777 howitzer . on june 4 2003 bae systems outbid general dynamics for alvis plc the uk s principal land systems business . what had seemed a certain win for the us company was stopped by bae systems surprise move . it has been seen as an attempt to keep such a strong competitor at bay in bae systems backyard . alvis and bae ro defence were merged as bae systems land systems . when dick olver was appointed chairman of bae systems in july 2003 he ordered a review of the company s businesses which confirmed the attractiveness of the land systems sector . this shift in strategy was described as remarkable by the financial times . 3 on march 7 2005 bae systems announced the 3.174 billion acquisition of united defense industries udi . udi a major competitor to general dynamics was primarily a land systems manufacturer boosting bae systems involvement in this sector and its sales in the important north american market . udi manufactured combat vehicles artillery systems naval guns missile launchers and precision guided munitions . bae systems land and armaments was formed in june 2004 in a reorganisation of bae s businesses . land and armaments headquartered in the united states as part of bae systems inc. took control of bae s existing land systems businesses . land and armaments has received regular contracts for the reset of bradley armoured fighting vehicles . by august of the financial year 2006 bae had received contracts totalling 477.9 million . 4 in july 2008 bae failed to win the 1.06 billion mrap all terrain vehicle m atv contract which will see 7 244 vehicles produced for the us marine corps . 5 in september 2009 bae lost a larger contract the first stage of a multibillion dollar follow on order for up to 23 542 trucks as part of the family of medium tactical vehicles programme . 6 despite a successful appeal forcing the us army to reevaluate the bids oshkosh corporation was confirmed as the winner of the 2.3 billion 3.7 billion contract in february 2010 . 7 8 bae announced a 592 million writedown of the former armor holdings business as a result . 9 organization edit global tactical systems edit global tactical systems gts was formed from the merger of mobility & protection systems medium heavy vehicle business formerly armor holdings and the land systems south africa businesses . us combat systems edit the former united defense business bae s us combat systems produces fighting vehicle platforms and armaments . global combat systems edit us marine gunners test fire a gcs weapons m777 howitzer . see also bae systems ab global combat systems gcs was formed on 1 february 2009 by the merger of bae systems land systems weapons & vehicles land systems munitions & ordnance ltd and bae systems ab in sweden . it also has a 50 50 joint venture with nexter formerly giat cta international which is located in bourges france . gcs munitions edit sector history edit main articles royal ordnance factory and royal ordnance see also rof radway green upon its creation on 2 january 1985 royal ordnance plc owned the twelve royal ordnance factories rofs that remained open plus the waltham abbey south site rsaf enfield and three agency factories . several factors delayed the intended privatisation until 22 april 1987 when british aerospace purchased the company . in 1999 british aerospace merged with marconi electronic systems the defence interests of gec to form bae systems . in 2002 heckler & koch was sold to heckler and koch beteiligungs gmbh . in 2004 bae systems acquired alvis plc which was merged with the ro defence business and ex gec plants at barrow in furness and leicester to form bae systems land systems . ro defence was renamed bae systems land systems munitions and ordnance . in 2005 bae systems acquired the us company united defense and merged it with the land systems business to create bae systems land and armaments . the former ro defence business was renamed bae systems land systems munitions . in february 2009 it was merged into gcs as global combat systems munitions . products edit gcs munitions manufactures 4.6 30mm 5.56 45mm nato and 7.62 51mm nato small arms ammunition mortars and land and sea artillery ammunition . it also produces explosives guidance kits propellants demolition charges initiators pyrotechnics and warheads for missiles torpedoes and depth charges . these include the broach multi stage warhead produced in partnership with thales missile electronics and qinetiq . 10 11 gsc weapons edit manufactures intelligent ammunition artillery systems combat vehicle turrets naval gun and air defence gun systems . examples include the m777 howitzer . gcs vehicles edit global combat systems vehicles produces and supports main battle tanks infantry fighting vehicles armoured engineer vehicles armoured all terrain vehicles and military bridging vehicles . examples include the challenger 2 main battle tank and the cv90 infantry fighting vehicle family . security & survivability edit security and survivability s & s consists of 3 functional areas platform survivability ps individual protection systems ips and advanced materials . platform survivability product lines include armored crashworthy and armored crashworthy seating for aerospace products along with mineblast attenuating seats for vehicles . ips produces individual small arms and fragmentation protection solutions such as esapi and xsapi armor mostly for military customers . in july 2010 it was announced that security and survivability will cease to exist on 1 january 2011 . the functional areas of s & s will be assigned to global tactical systems gts or the bae systems products group . management edit bob murphy was named president of bae systems land & armaments operating group in november 2009 after linda hudson was promoted to president and ceo of bae systems inc. tom rabaut was named president of the newly created bae systems land and armaments he was previously chief executive officer ceo and president of united defense since january 28 1994 . rabaut retired on 1 january 2007 and was succeeded by linda hudson . hudson has led general dynamics armament and technical products and held senior management positions at lockheed martin martin marietta ford aerospace and harris corp. 12 references edit a b preliminary announcement and presentation 2009 pdf . bae systems plc. 2010 02 18 . archived pdf from the original on 31 march 2010 . retrieved 19 february 2010 . guns and vehicles the mahindras bet big on defence . business standard . business standard ltd. 2010 02 17 . retrieved 22 february 2010 . spiegel peter 2005 06 25 . bae prepares for increase land war spend . financial times . access date requires url help bae systems awarded 223.5 million contract to remanufacture and upgrade bradley vehicles bae systems retrieved 4 august 2006 oshkosh wins 1.06 billion blast proof truck contract archived from the original on 2016 02 18 bae hits rough terrain in us armour market financial times 15 september 2009 http www.gao.gov decisions bidpro 401865.pdf gao decision on protest robertson david 2009 02 15 . bae systems left licking its wounds on armor holdings acquisition . the times . retrieved 2009 02 18 . roland gribben 2010 02 18 . bae takes 600m hit on lost trucks contract . daily telegraph . retrieved 2010 02 18 . bae systems land systems munitions masters of munitions the manufacturer august 2006 archived from the original on 2011 06 10 munitions . baesystems.com . archived from the original on 2012 01 06 . new leaders take the helm at bae systems inc. business wire 2007 01 18 archived from the original on 2007 09 29 external links edit bae systems inc. business sectors land & armaments v t e bae systems plc subsidiaries and divisions bae systems australia bae systems india bae systems saudi arabia intelligence & security maritime services maritime naval ships maritime submarines military air & information regional aircraft support solutions bae systems inc. electronics intelligence & support land & armaments southeast shipyards joint ventures fnss savunma sistemleri a. . 49 % air astana 49 % eurofighter gmbh 33 % mbda 37.5 % cta international 50 % 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