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BAE SYSTEMS 
 Warwick House, PO Box 87, Farnborough Aerospace Centre, Farnborough, 
 Hampshire, GU14 6YU, United Kingdom 
 Tel: +44 (0) 1252 373232 Fax: +44 (0) 1252 383000 

BAE SYSTEMS, AVIONICS 
 P O Box 217, Millbrook Industrial Estate, Southampton, Hampshire, 
 SO15 0EG, United Kingdom 
 Tel: +44 (0) 2380 702300 Fax: +44 (0) 2380 316777 

BAE SYSTEMS, OPERATIONS, Marine 
 South Street, Scotstoun, Glasgow, G14 0XN, United Kingdom 
 Tel: +44 (0) 141 959 1207 Fax: +44 (0) 141 958 0642 

BAE SYSTEMS, Marketing 
 Lancaster House, Farnborough Aerospace Centre, Farnborough, Hampshire, 
 GU14 6YU, United Kingdom 
 Tel: +44 (0) 1252 373232 Fax: +44 (0) 1252 383000 

BAE SYSTEMS, OPERATIONS, Underwater Weapons Division 
 Elettra Avenue, Waterlooville, Portsmouth, Hampshire, P O7 7XS, United Kingdom 
 Tel: +44 (0) 2392 264466 Fax: +44 (0) 2392 260246 

Full contact list
Email: marine@baesystems.com
Website:  http://www.baesystems.com/

HMS Vengeance and BAE Systems Business Partnership 

The Friends of HMS Vengeance to date is all about partnerships and a major player in the world's marine and aerospace industry, BAE SYSTEMS, has been discussing about joining us in saving the VENGEANCE and hopefully assisting in the Vengeance Naval Aviation Heritage Museum venture. It has already held meetings with the Vengeance Team and made visits to Brazil. Recognising the importance of, and need for, a showcase centre for British naval aviation and maritime heritage, the company is looking at options to assist in the project. Again by comparison they put recently £5 million into the Air Space project at Duxford. 

BAE SYSTEMS (British Aerospace (BAe) till 1999) and its predecessors have a strong heritage link with naval aviation, a relationship which dates back to manned flight and early wireless communications, and maintains a strong presence in Hampshire, Southampton and Portsmouth the county & local cities near where the Vengeance will be eventually berthed. The company continues to maintain a link to the name Vengeance. The last, HMS Vengeance, the Vanguard Class SSBN Trident II submarine, was ordered in 1992, and was constructed at what is now BAE Systems Marine, at Barrow-in-Furness. BAE SYSTEMS continues to be involved in aircraft development including the Sea Harrier FA2, Harrier II , Harrier II Plus, in service with the Royal Navy as a fleet defence fighter, and the T45 Goshawk which is the US Navy’s principle Carrier Qualification Training Aircraft developed for the US Navy from the BAE SYSTEMS Hawk. BAE SYSTEMS and Lockheed Martin are partners in the development of the X-35   Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), the next-generation multi-role fighter. Variants of the JSF are being developed for use by the Royal Navy.  In addition BAE SYSTEMS participates in various regional aircraft events, conferences and airshows throughout the year. 

BAE SYSTEMS will also contribute to the future heritage of naval aviation, taking part in the future aircraft carrier (CVF) project of the Royal Navy to build two new carriers. At 40-50,000 tonnes, the two new carriers will be twice the size of the existing Invincible-class carriers, and twice the size of the former HMS Vengeance. BAE Systems leads a team with Harland and Wolff and Rolls Royce which have been awarded contracts by the MoD defence procurement executive to study the three alternative configurations - CTOL, STOVL and STOBAR - and key ship technologies. The prime contractor selection will be made in 2004 with an in-service date of 2012. The second ship should enter service in 2015.
 
 

BAE Systems and Naval Aviation today Carrier borne Harrier II built by BAE SYSTEMS The Harrier II and Harrier II Plus V/STOL (Vertical/Short Take-Off and Landing) combat aircraft and T-45 Goshawk carrier jet trainer, a derivative of the BAE SYSTEMS Hawk trainer, are produced in partnership with Boeing of the USA.  BOEING PARTNERSHIP, PO BOX 516, ST LOUIS,MISSOURI 63166, USA  BAE SYSTEMS, WARTON AERODROME, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE,  PR4 1AX, UNITED KINGDOM  TEL:+44 (0)1772 633333 FAX:+44 (0)1772 634724

The potential for BAE SYSTEMS support for the Vengeance is high. BAE SYSTEMS had for some time been seeking a centre on which to focus their heritage activity and has already selected Duxford as one of its leaders in the field. Chairman Sir Richard Evans, CBE said he was impressed by the scale and quality of their operation and dynamic, hands-on approach to education. It is hoped that BAE Systems recognise that Vengeance Naval Aviation Heritage Museum will be central to preserving Britain's naval aviation and maritime heritage and educating the engineers of tomorrow as a project of national importance. A proposed special section on BAE SYSTEMS' own heritage will include exhibits tracing back its corporate predecessors involvement in Naval Aviation and Maritime History.

Benefits to Companies 

• To present a showcase centre, through trade shows and exhibitions, for marketing British naval aviation and maritime industries, awareness of the latest products and developments and practical training of the key skills requirements. 
• Opportunities for high profile media attention.
• Specialist facilities dedicated to trade, exhibition, conference, heritage or storage facilities, and spacious covered accommodation and extensive open area deck space for high profile media events.
• To raise the profile of the heritage and community relations of business in order to enrich heritage and business learning. 
• To contribute to the raising of achievement by employees through work related learning on the Vengeance. 

To help promote practical experience of obtaining both academic and vocational qualifications, as well as key and life skills relevant to working with business.

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