28 May 2003
BAE Systems today officially opens its new 150,000-square-foot office and prototype development facility in Los Angeles.
"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, was sold in December 2001 to Santa Monica 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 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 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 12 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 defence 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, and the United Kingdom.
The company is dedicated to solving its customers' needs with highly innovative and leading edge solutions across the defence electronics, systems, information technology, and services arenas.
BAE Systems Platform Solutions, 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 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.
