certain viewpoints . please improve the article by adding information on neglected viewpoints or discuss the issue on the talk page . july 2010 edo corporation former type public nyse edo fate acquired by harris corporation predecessor edo aircraft corporation successor harris corporation founded 1947 defunct 2007 headquarters new york ny key people james m. smith chairman president & ceo revenue 715 million usd 2006 number of employees 4 000 website www.harris.com edo corporation was an american company which was acquired by itt corporation in 2007 . edo designed and manufactured products for defense intelligence and commercial markets and provided related engineering and professional services . it employed 4 000 people worldwide and had revenues of 715 million in 2006 . edo s assets went to itt defense electronics and services . as of may 2015 these assets are now part of harris corporation 1 contents 1 history 2 company structure 2.1 c4 command control communications and computers 2.2 electronic warfare 2.3 integrated systems and structures 2.4 intelligence and information warfare 2.5 professional and engineering services 2.6 undersea warfare 3 corporate governance 4 criticism in the united states 4.1 2004 fine 4.2 the earmarks affair 4.3 edo president james m. smith and the 2006 executive excess report 4.4 edo director dennis c. blair and the edo ida scandal 4.5 edo director leslie kenne and the joint strike fighter contract 4.6 edo director paul kern and allegations of war crimes at abu ghraib edo links with titan corporation 5 protest in the uk 5.1 regular anti war protests outside edo uk factory 5.2 smash edo campaign 5.3 the zero retention force arming unit 5.4 ver 2 5.5 edo mbm and un peace messenger city brighton and hove 5.6 injunction case edo mbm v campaign to smash edo & others edo mbm v axworthy & others 5.7 allegations of sussex police collusion with edo mbm 6 edo uk chairman sir robert walmsley questioned 6.1 sir robert walmsley and the global dominance group 6.2 sir robert walmsley and the al yamamah arms scandal 7 references 8 external links history edit earl dodge osborn founded the edo aircraft corporation in 1925 . the company s first successful product line was pontoons for floatplanes . with the outbreak of world war ii the company s focus shifted and edo began to provide subassemblies for military aircraft . this shift in emphasis led to the company being renamed the edo corporation in november 1947 . edo became a public company in 1956 with its listing on the american stock exchange and moved to the new york stock exchange in 1983 . an agreement was reached september 18 2007 for itt corporation to buy edo for 1.7 billion . 2 after edo shareholders approval the deal was closed and finalized on december 20 2007 . on january 12 2011 the itt corporation board of directors approved a plan to split the company . on october 31 2011 itt corporation spun off its defense and water technology businesses to form three separate publicly traded companies . exelis inc. became the company that edo was subsidiary . on may 29 2015 harris corp. announced the acquisition of exelis inc. 3 edo remains a subsidiary the owner just changed . company structure edit edo s resources were aligned into two reporting segments electronic systems & communications and engineered systems & services serving six market sectors c4 command control communications and computers edit the command control communications and computers c4 sector includes two business units the antenna products & technologies and the communications & networking systems . edo s antenna business custom designs antennas for military platforms and satellites . this includes military airborne military shipboard military ground commercial wireless commercial aviation and advanced technology integrated custom antennas . the communications & networking systems business unit designs and integrates voice and data communications equipment into end to end network solutions . in 1992 edo corporation purchased antenna manufacturer dorne & margolin . electronic warfare edit the electronic warfare sector includes three business units communications and countermeasures systems defense systems and reconnaissance and surveillance systems . the communications and countermeasures systems ccs business unit develops electronic protection technology . products developed by ccs include the shortstop electronic protection system seps for both military and civilian applications the data link validation system dlvs for validating and testing military data links and the wideband secure voice equipment wsve for secure voice radio transmission . the defense systems business unit designs and manufactures high performance electronic assemblies for military and space applications and develops and produces electromechanical systems and equipment for government and commercial marine and aircraft applications . the primary product areas include electronic warfare systems radar systems embedded systems rf microwave products air quality monitoring nuclear detection and manufacturing services . the reconnaissance and surveillance systems business unit designs and manufactures electronic warfare ew and signal intelligence sigint systems and products . it manufactures integrated systems antennas receivers digitizers signal processors and signal analysis software packages for elint esm ecm and sigint applications . integrated systems and structures edit the integrated systems and structures sector includes six business units defense systems edo uk ltd. fiber innovations fiber science mtech & artisan and specialty plastics . the defense systems business unit is a designer and manufacturer of electronic assemblies for military and space applications and the development and production of electromechanical systems and equipment for government and commercial marine and aircraft applications . the area of interest that falls within this sector includes the aircraft and armament systems unit . edo uk ltd includes edo mbm technology ltd in brighton uk and designs develops and manufactures weapon interfacing carriage and release systems cable assemblies and electrodynamic products for the aerospace and defense industries . the uk firm makes the edo mbm zero retention force arming unit . the fiber innovations business unit develops and manufactures composite structures for the aerospace defense and commercial industries . this includes net shaped preform assemblies using braiding and woven fabrics resin transfer molding rtm and vacuum assisted resin transfer molding vartm . fiber science designs and manufactures lightweight advanced fiber reinforced composite products . this includes designing and producing composite structures using the latest in filament winding laminating resin transfer molding rtm and autoclave cure processing . the mtech product line consists of controller electronics for mil std 1760 multiple carriage weapon suspension and release equipment controller electronics for other weapon systems related electronic subsystems customized simulators and test sets . edo artisan advertised products include zero retention force arming units helicopter blade crack indicators and programmable dc power supplies but the first of these products the arming unit is actually manufactured in the uk by edo mbm technology ltd. specialty plastics is a supplier of advanced composite piping systems for marine and offshore oil platform applications . intelligence and information warfare edit the intelligence and information warfare sector includes three business units nexgen evi and impact science & technology . edo nexgen develops deploys and supports custom end to end solutions for u.s. government organizations . core competencies include systems engineering systems integration design and development of custom hardware and software and operational support . edo evi focuses on mission driven research and development of custom communication systems for the u.s. government . evi specializes in rapid development and prototyping of hardware and software systems . edo ist impact science & technology provides signals intelligence sigint systems and analysis support to the intelligence community and advanced countermeasures and electronic systems to government agencies . professional and engineering services edit the professional and engineering services sector includes three business units acquisition and logistics management operations edo cas and technical services operations . the acquisition and logistics management operations business unit provides advanced technology solutions training and performance aids acquisition logistics strategic business solutions warfare experimentation and analysis and engineering services . the edo cas business unit provides engineering services logistics support and weapons systems analysis to the u.s. department of defense . the technical services operations business unit provides electronic warfare engineering systems maintenance and flight test support services to the united states air force . undersea warfare edit the undersea warfare sector includes three business units defense systems electro ceramics and naval communications and sonar system . defense systems is a designer and manufacturer of electronic assemblies for military and space applications and the development and production of electromechanical systems and equipment for government and commercial marine and aircraft applications . the area of interest that falls within this sector includes the shallow water influence minesweep system swims . the electro ceramics business unit provides ceramic based products for defense and aerospace applications . these include underwater acoustic transducers and arrays for navigation and communication sonars for the us navy and its prime contractors seismic and offshore oil exploration industrial positioning and actuation and medical devices . the naval communications and sonar systems product line includes underwater acoustic products surface ship command and control and combat systems integration data link products shore based command and control systems information management systems ims . corporate governance edit edo s board of directors has adopted corporate governance guidelines and charters for each of its board committees . these documents together with the company s ethical business guide are the foundation of edo s corporate governance and business conduct practices and they are accessible for viewing on edo s website . the board reviews its governance guidelines and committee charters at least annually to ensure that edo maintains and improves on its practices . edo director dennis c. blair dennis c. blair s membership on the board of directors of edo corporation a subcontractor for the f 22 raptor fighter program and ownership of its stock was raised as a potential conflict of interest after the institute for defense analyses issued a study that endorsed a three year contract for the program . blair told the washington post my review was not affected at all by my association with edo corp. and the report was a good one . he originally chose not to recuse himself because his link to edo was not of sufficient scale to require it but subsequently resigned from the edo board to avoid any misperceptions . however on wednesday december 20 2006 the washington post reported that the us department of defense inspector general s investigation into the affair found blair had certainly violated the conflict of interest rules . the dod report is available here http www.dodig.mil fo foia err blairreport113006.pdf criticism in the united states edit 2004 fine edit in 2004 edo corporation was ordered to pay a fine of 2.5 million . this matter was related to activities of the former condor systems company before edo acquired assets of condor systems during their bankruptcy proceedings . charges are laid out in a letter from the u.s. state department to edo president and ceo james smith . 4 senior vice president of condor systems fredric b. bassett is edo s senior vice president finance treasurer chief financial officer . the earmarks affair edit edo corporation has made payments from its political action committee to the political funds of both republican and democratic party candidates but these have tended to be to politicians who are on important government military defence and procurement committees . controversy has arisen over contributions to senators hillary clinton charles schumer and congressman steven israel who have then backed earmarked government military contracts for edo corporation soon afterwards . on december 27 2005 the new york sun reported that many of the companies and executives who won earmarks this year donated money not only to senator clinton who sits on the senate armed services committee and to mr. schumer but also to mr. israel . and several of those designated for earmarks gave to members of the joint defense appropriations conference committee which wrote the new york projects into the defense spending bill . on 20 september 2006 the new york