Defunct 3 May 2005 Founded 1969 Ceased operations May 3, 2005 | Headquarters Rochester, United Kingdom Successor Selex ES | |
Fate Merged with Galileo Avionica Founders Marconi Electronic Systems, British Aerospace | ||
BAE Systems Avionics was the avionics unit of BAE Systems until 2005, at which time it was transferred to SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems S.p.A (initially 75% Finmeccanica and 25% BAE Systems, but since March 2007 fully owned by Finmeccanica) and was renamed SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems Limited. The company became SELEX Galileo in 2008 and since January 2013 (following a merger with other Finmeccanica defence electronics companies SELEX Sistemi Integrati and Selex Elsag), has traded as Selex ES merged into Leonardo-Finmeccanica's (formerly Finmeccanica) land and naval defence electronics division since 2016. The business has its UK headquarters in Basildon, Essex, England.
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History
BAE Systems Avionics has a rich heritage which dates back to 1909 when the Elliott and Marconi companies began to fit aircraft with systems (beginning with embryonic air to ground communications). By 1913 Elliot's avionics product lines advanced to gyroscopes, weapon sights and altimeters.