The Lockheed Martin CATBird is a highly modified Boeing 737-330 designed as an avionics flight testbed aircraft. The name is an adaptive acronym, from C ooperative A vionics T est B ed ; CATBIRD is Lockheed's ICAO-designated company callsign . The aircraft was modified in order to provide an economic means of developing and flight testing the avionics suite for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II . CATBird has a distinctive appearance, with an F-35's nose and a pair of small canards located just aft of the forward entrance doors. Inside, the aircraft is equipped with racks to hold all of F-35's avionics, as well as an F-35 cockpit.
31-593: The aircraft was modified under contract by BAE Systems Inc. at their facility at the Mojave Spaceport . Work began in December, 2003, and the aircraft began post-modification taxi tests in November 2006. First flight took place on January 23, 2007 at Mojave. After the initial flight test program conducted at Mojave, on March 2, 2007, the aircraft was ferried to Lockheed's Fort Worth facility for Phase 2 of
62-490: A "strategic bias" for expansion and investment in the U.S. In 1999, the most significant part of the newly created BAE Systems North America was Tracor , which was acquired after its sale to the company's subsidiary, Marconi North America, in 1998. These two companies generated $ 2.5 billion in sales to the US Department of Defense in the same year. Since 1999, almost all of BAE Systems' growth has been concentrated in
93-403: A Florida-based manufacturer of military, law enforcement and personnel safety equipment on May 7, 2007. The company was a manufacturer of diversified products for the military, law enforcement, and personnel safety markets. Following regulatory and shareholder approval, the acquisition was completed on July 31, 2007 for approximately $ 4.532 billion. BAE has received large contracts as a result of
124-661: A UK Business Ambassador. He is an adviser to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and HSBC and a board member of SandHill Petroleum BV and EdgeMarc LLC He served as chairman of the Academy's Education for Engineering (E4E) Policy Group whose membership is drawn from the chief executives of the Professional Engineering Institutions, the Engineering Council, Engineering UK and The Royal Academy of Engineering. Under Olver's Chairmenship,
155-475: A UK-based aircraft manufacturer to a broadly-based systems business. Through this transformation the company has achieved a more balanced portfolio and geographic spread." BAE Systems North America was renamed BAE Systems Inc. in 2005 following a major reorganization of BAE Systems plc as a result of the SELEX Sistemi Integrati and United Defense Industries transactions. BAE has described
186-791: A first class honours degree in Civil Engineering. He joined BP in 1973 and over the course of his 30+ years with the company rose to become deputy group chief executive in 2003. His early career involved a wide range of oil, gas and refining projects in Britain, Canada, Scotland, the Middle East and Norway. He was appointed vice-president, BP Pipelines Inc, BP North America, in 1979. In 1983, he became divisional manager for new technology with responsibility for offshore, Arctic and enhanced oil recovery technology development. In 1985, he became divisional manager of corporate planning and led
217-579: A manufacturer of electronic controls for aircraft, space vehicles and the transportation industry for US$ 510 million. LMCS was renamed BAE Systems Platform Solutions . In November 2000 BAE Systems purchased Lockheed Martin Aerospace Electronic Systems , a defense systems company which encompassed Sanders , Fairchild Systems and Lockheed Martin Space Electronics & Communications. Following an internal reorganization
248-538: A provider of "photonics, information technologies, system integration ...and a variety of services to other government agencies in areas such as pollution mapping and search and rescue." STI is now part of the CNIR division of BAE Systems E&IS. In August 2004 BAE Systems acquired Boeing Commercial Electronics (now part of the Platform Solutions unit of BAE Systems E&IS). In September 2004 BAE announced
279-557: Is an American subsidiary of multinational defense, security, and aerospace company BAE Systems plc . The American subsidiary operates under a Special Security Agreement which allows it to work on some of the most sensitive United States defense programs despite its foreign ownership. It is incorporated in Delaware . It employs approximately 35,000 workers within U.S. borders and several thousand more in Israel , South Africa , Sweden and
310-467: Is fully owned by BAE Systems plc. Jerry DeMuro replaced Linda Hudson as appointed Chief Operating Officer, BAE Systems plc, and President and CEO of BAE Systems Inc. in January 2014. In December 2019, the company announced that Tom Arseneault would be named the new President and CEO, with DeMuro transitioning to a new role as executive vice president of Strategic Initiatives, while continuing to serve on
341-543: Is led by president and chief executive officer Tom Arseneault, and is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia . It maintains operating locations in 38 states, with especially large concentrations in the Northeastern and Southeastern regions of the U.S. The enterprise holds over 2,000 patents and is a dominant player in many of the markets it addresses. For example, it builds the electronic-warfare systems for
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#1732787538904372-472: The United Kingdom . Major business lines of BAE Systems Inc. include electronic warfare, sensing and communications equipment; armored vehicles , artillery systems ; naval guns and naval ship repair; and cybersecurity and intelligence services. Generating annual sales nearing $ 13.6 billion, BAE Systems Inc. contributes almost half of the parent company's global revenues and is typically ranked among
403-579: The E4E Policy Group had major successes in influencing government policy in education. He also chaired the Academy's Development Advisory Board which is committed to raising the recognition of the contribution engineering and engineers make to the health and wealth of UK society. He is also a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and a Fellow of the City and Guilds of London Institute. He
434-535: The Pentagon's top-10 suppliers. It operates under a Special Security Agreement with a separate board of directors from the London-based parent to assure the protection of sensitive information concerning the U.S. programs in which it is engaged. Because it consists largely of legacy American enterprises, BAE Systems Inc. has more involvement in such programs than any other foreign-owned company. BAE Systems Inc.
465-787: The U.S. BAE Systems North America has grown to the point where its sales to the U.S. Department of Defense have surpassed those of its parent to the UK Ministry of Defence . BAE Systems is now by far the largest foreign investor in the US defense industry. With BAE's comprehensive military agreement with the US government and the political and military ties that exist between the US and the UK, BAE Systems has faced little opposition to acquisitions of important US defense contractors. In April 2000, BAE purchased Lockheed Martin Control Systems (LMCS),
496-641: The U.S. organization’s Board of Directors. As per its Special Security Arrangement , BAE Systems Inc. operates as a semi-autonomous business unit within BAE Systems controlled at a local level by American management. In May 2006 the CEO of BAE Systems described the "firewalled" status of BAE Systems Inc: "The British members of the corporate leadership, me included, get to see the financial results; but many areas of technology, product and programme are not visible to us.... The SSA effectively allows us to operate in
527-453: The UDI and Armor Holdings acquisitions; for example $ 1.1bn worth of refurbishment and upgrading work, an order in January 2008 for medium mine-protected vehicles (MMPVs) which could earn up to $ 2.3bn, and a $ 2.24bn contract for mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles in December 2007. On December 12, 2007, BAE announced the acquisition of Dayton, Ohio -based MTC Technologies. The purchase
558-423: The US as an American company, providing the highest levels of assurance and integrity in some of the most sensitive fields of national security provision." Dick Olver Sir Richard Lake Olver FREng (born 2 January 1947) was the chairman of BAE Systems , one of the world's largest defence contractors. Richard Olver was born on 2 January 1947. He studied at City University London , where he gained
589-539: The acquisition of United Defense a major manufacturer of combat vehicles, artillery and naval guns. The acquisition received regulatory approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States on April 18, 2005 and was completed on June 24. United Defense was merged into the newly created BAE Systems Land & Armaments operating group. BAE Systems announced the purchase of Armor Holdings ,
620-519: The acquisition of the technology company DigitalNet Holdings Inc . The deal was completed on October 25, 2004 for approximately $ 600 million and the company was merged into the newly created BAE Systems Information Technology . Also in September 2004 BAE announced it was to acquire ALPHATECH, a Massachusetts-based image and signal processing company. ALPHATECH was renamed BAE Systems Advanced Information Technologies . On March 7, 2005 BAE announced
651-504: The division became BAE Systems Electronics & Integrated Solutions (E&IS). This acquisition was described by John Hamre , CEO of the Center for Strategic and International Studies and former Deputy Secretary of Defense , as "precedent setting" given the advanced and classified nature of many of that company's products. In December 2002 BAE Systems completed its acquisition of Condor Pacific, Inc. for $ 58.5 million. Condor Pacific
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#1732787538904682-584: The modification program, which would install the flight test stations and actual avionics and sensor systems to be tested. In 2014 the CATBird's software test station was upgraded by Northrop Grumman with Tech Refresh 2 hardware which gives the CATBird capability to test F-35 Block 3 Software. Related development BAE Systems Inc. 39°05′41″N 77°10′43″W / 39.09472°N 77.17861°W / 39.09472; -77.17861 BAE Systems Inc. (formerly BAE Systems North America )
713-626: The nation in education. He was awarded the non-executive director (NED) of the Year Award at the 6th annual NED Awards sponsored by The Sunday Times in March 2012. He was knighted in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to business and contribution to UK Corporate Governance. In 1968, he married Pamela Larkin. They have two daughters. In 2011, Olver, who lived in Essex , came under fire by local residents upon announcing his plan of developing
744-465: The non-executive chairman of BAE Systems on 1 July 2004. He replaced Sir Richard Evans , who had served with BAE Systems and its predecessor companies for over 30 years. He was a non-executive director of Reuters and Thomson Reuters from 1997 -2008 and a member of former Prime Minister Gordon Brown 's Business Council for Britain from 2009 to 2010. He is a former member of Prime Minister David Cameron 's Business Advisory Group and also serves as
775-629: The rationale for expansion in the US; "[it] is by far the largest defense market with spend running close to twice that of the Western European nations combined. Importantly, US investment in research and development is significantly higher than in Western Europe." When Dick Olver was appointed Chairman in July 2004 he ordered a review of the company's businesses which ruled out further European acquisitions or joint ventures and confirmed
806-612: The strategic team on the acquisition by BP of Standard Oil in the United States. In 1988, he became general manager, Gas, BP Exploration Europe, responsible for the operation, new business development and asset management, of BP and Britoil's European gas portfolio. He was made chief of staff to the chairman of BP and head of corporate strategy for the BP Group in May 1990. In April 1992 he became chief executive, BP Exploration, USA. In 1995, he became deputy chief executive of BP Exploration. He
837-788: The tri-service F-35 fighter; it produces all of the vehicles in U.S. Army ’s Armored Brigade Combat Teams except the Abrams tank ; and it is the biggest provider of ship repair services to the US Navy. The company was created on November 30, 1999 through the merging of Marconi Electronic Systems (MES) and British Aerospace (BAe) to form BAE Systems. Their respective subsidiaries in the USA , Marconi North America and British Aerospace North America, were similarly merged to form BAE Systems North America. BAE Systems' 2003 Annual Report stated "in recent years BAE Systems has undergone a... transformation from
868-508: Was a manufacturer of sensors and guidance systems for the aerospace industry. In 2003 BAE Systems acquired Advanced Power Technologies, Inc (APTI), a data exploitation company and provider of communications and networking solutions, for $ 27 million. APTI was merged into E&IS. In March 2003 BAE Systems acquired MEVATEC , a provider of "professional technical services", which was renamed BAE Systems Analytical & Ordnance Solutions . In 2004 BAE Systems purchased STI Government Systems ,
899-629: Was appointed to the board of BP and became CEO of Exploration and Production in 1998. He led the Upstream E&;P business of BP for 5 years taking the business from 1.5mboepd to 3.6mboepd through the merger with Amoco and the acquisition of ARCO , thereby more than doubling the size of the business and generating $ 20bn/yr operating cash. He was then appointed deputy CEO in January 2003 and served in that role until his departure for BAE Systems plc in July 2004. He continued his association with BP as deputy chairman of TNK-BP until 2006. He became
930-601: Was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Science from City University, London in November 2004 and was awarded a second Honorary Doctorate in Science from Cranfield University In June 2006. He was elected as a Fellow of The Royal Academy of Engineering in July 2005 and served on the Academy's Council from 2006 to 2009. He was awarded the President's Medal in 2015 for services to the Royal Academy of Engineering and to
961-940: Was finalized in June 2008. On February 16, 2024, BAE announced the completion of its acquisition of Ball Aerospace from Ball Corporation , and the re-branding of that acquisition as BAE Space and Mission Systems (SMS), for a purchase price of $ 5.5 billion (U.S.). At the time of the acquisition, approximately 5,200 employees were transferred from the former Ball Aerospace to BAE SMS. Electronic Systems ：Electronic Systems produces commercial and defense electronics for flight and engine control, electronic warfare, surveillance, communications, and power and energy management. Intelligence & Security ：Systems engineering, integration, and support services. Platforms & Services ：Tracked and wheeled armored combat vehicles, naval guns, naval ship repair and modernization, artillery and missile launching systems, munitions and ordnance. BAE Systems Inc.