British Aerospace

British Aerospace plc
Company type	Statutory corporation (1977–1980); Public (1980–1999);
Industry	Aerospace
Predecessor	British Aircraft Corporation; Hawker Siddeley; Scottish Aviation;
Founded	29 April 1977
Defunct	30 November 1999
Fate	Merged with Marconi Electronic Systems
Successor	BAE Systems
Headquarters	Farnborough, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Products	Aircraft
Subsidiaries	Rover Group (1988–1994); Britten-Norman (1998);
Website	bae.co.uk at the Wayback Machine (archived 1998-01-21)

British Aerospace plc (BAe) was a British aircraft, munitions and defence-systems manufacturer that was formed in 1977. Its head office was at Warwick House in the Farnborough Aerospace Centre in Farnborough, Hampshire. It purchased Marconi Electronic Systems, the defence electronics and naval shipbuilding subsidiary of the General Electric Company, in 1999 to form BAE Systems.


Company type	Statutory corporation (1977–1980) Public (1980–1999)
Industry	Aerospace
Predecessor	British Aircraft Corporation Hawker Siddeley Scottish Aviation
Founded	29 April 1977 (1977-04-29)
Defunct	30 November 1999 (1999-11-30)
Fate	Merged with Marconi Electronic Systems
Successor	BAE Systems
Headquarters	Farnborough, Hampshire , United Kingdom
Products	Aircraft
Subsidiaries	Rover Group (1988–1994) Britten-Norman (1998)
Website	bae.co.uk at the Wayback Machine (archived 1998-01-21)