1956 1990 was the aerospace and defense division of ford motor company . it was based in newport beach orange county california . contents 1 history 1.1 company timeline 2 products 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit the company establihed in 1956 . it was renamed ford aerospace and communications corporation in 1976 and then ford aerospace corporation in 1988 . the 99 acres 40 ha engineering and research center campus was located on jamboree road at ford road overlooking and the santa catalina strait of the pacific ocean in newport beach . 1 2 the facility s master plan and main buildings were designed by modernist architect william pereira in 1958 . 3 the company included in palo alto california the space systems division later space systems loral and the western development labs wdl later loral wdl and presently lockheed martin wdl ; and sharing the newport beach site aeronutronic later space systems loral . 4 spacecraft reconfigurable multibeam antenna feed network model ford aerospace & communications corporation 1986 . company timeline edit a partial company timeline includes 1956 aeronutronic becomes a ford motor company division . 1961 ford motor company acquires philco corporation later named philco ford corporation . 1963 ford motor company folds aeronutronic into philco strengthening ford motor company s overall participation in space and defense markets . 1975 philco ford becomes aeronutronic ford corporation 1976 aeronutronic ford corporation becomes ford aerospace & communications corporation . 1981 facc starts new sister division to aeroneutronics in southern california named divad division air defense for the production of the m247 sgt. york armor tracked vehicle named in honor of legendary world war i sharpshooter and medal of honor recipient sergeant alvin york which incorporated f 15 search and track radar directed twin 40 mm bofors gun systems in newport beach and lake forest ca . divad division dissolved in 1984 when defense secretary caspar weinberger canceled the production contract and all existing sgt.york units were dismantled for scrap . d.v. barker 1988 ford aerospace milpitas ca location working on nato airbase satcom nabs control facilities 1990 ford aerospace sold to loral corporation . products edit agm 88 harm subcontractor aim 9 sidewinder an aas 38 f a 18 flir have dash lgm 118 peacekeeper subcontractor lgm 30 minuteman subcontractor mgm 51 shillelagh mim 72 chaparral pave knife pave tack ugm 73 poseidon subcontractor trident missile subcontractor see also edit technology companies based in the greater los angeles area references edit los angeles times.com ford aerospace treated for years like a stepchild defense the auto maker has announced plans to sell its newport beach based unit . but critics say the firm was abandoned long ago . ; 14 january 1990 . newport beach.gov aeronutronic ford planned community district ; by planning division staff community development department ; 18 december 2013 . google books.com the architecture of industry changing paradigms in industrial building and planning ; by mathew aitchison ; pg . 69 ; routledge press 2014 . los angeles times.com newport plant put in limbo by ford sale defense industry with the aerospace subsidiary under new ownership the future of its aeronutronic division in orange county is up in the air . july 24 1990 . external links edit university of california irvine library online archives aerial view of ford aeronutronics plant in 1960 flickr.com aerial view of ford ford aerospace & communications & newport beach c. 1983 wikimedia commons has media related to ford aerospace & communications corporation . v t e ford motor company marques current ford lincoln troller discontinued continental edsel mercury merkur meteor monarch fpv former aston martin daimler jaguar lagonda land rover th nk volvo divisions and subsidiaries current automotive components holdings ford of argentina ford brasil troller ford of canada ford of europe ford of britain ford germany ford romania ford india ford motor company of new zealand ford motor company philippines ford motor credit company ford racing ford team rs motorcraft special vehicle team discontinued ford of australia fpv ford of russia ford saf lincoln mercury premier automotive group special vehicle operations former aston martin lagonda cosworth ford aerospace hertz corporation jaguar cars kwik fit land rover new holland agriculture visteon volvo car corporation joint ventures and shareholdings current aston martin lagonda 8 % autoalliance international 50 % autoalliance thailand changan ford mazda 35 % ford lio ho ford otosan 41 % ford sollers 50 % ford vietnam 60 % getrag ford transmissions 50 % jiangling motors 49 % mazda 2.1 % defunct autolatina ford union matford samcor facilities and products engines factories platforms proving grounds transmissions vehicles people designers ford family henry ford founder william clay ford jr. executive chairman mark fields president and ceo list of ceos other big three dodge v. ford motor co. grimshaw v. ford motor co. fordl ndia the ford show history kinetic design new edge pay on production united states council for automotive research founded june 16 1903 headquarters dearborn michigan commons this aeronautical company related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ford aerospace & oldid 736692648 categories ford motor companyaerospace companies of the united statesdefense companies of the united statesdefunct manufacturing companies of the united statestechnology companies based in the greater los angeles areacompanies based in newport beach californialoral space & communicationsmanufacturing companies established in 1956technology companies established in 1956manufacturing companies disestablished in 1990technology companies disestablished in 19901956 establishments in california1990 disestablishments in californiadefunct companies in the greater los angeles areabuildings and structures in newport beach californiabuildings and structures completed in 1958demolished buildings and structures in californiawilliam pereira buildingsaeronautical company stubshidden categories commons category with local link same as on wikidataall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages espa olportugu ssuomi edit links this page was last modified on 29 august 2016 at 06 34 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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