BAE SYSTEMS plc · London United Kingdom

BAE SYSTEMS, which helped win the Battle of Britain with its Mosquito and Spitfire fighters, is a leading military contractor and a major foreign player in the US defense market. BAE's four operating groups -- Electronics, Intelligence, & Support; Land & Armaments; Programs & Support; and International -- provide avionics, military aircraft, armored vehicles, air defense systems, missiles, artillery locators, communications and navigation systems, radar, ships, and space systems. BAE's fighter aircraft include the Harrier, Hawk, Tornado, and the next-generation Eurofighter Typhoon. North America is BAE's biggest market, with the US Department of Defense its largest single customer. To read the full description, subscribe now.