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Marconi Electronic Systems (MES), or GEC-Marconi as it was until 1998, was the defence arm of General Electric Company (GEC). It was demerged from GEC and bought by British Aerospace (BAe) on 30 November 1999 to form BAE Systems. GEC then renamed itself Marconi plc.
The name of the Marconi Company and that of its founder Guglielmo Marconi are indelibly linked to innovation and invention in the world of electrical and electronic equipment. Marconi logo
Marconi Electronic Systems, which included its wireless assets, was demerged and sold to British Aerospace which then formed BAE Systems. GEC, realigning itself as a primarily telecommunications company following the MES sale, retained the Marconi brand and renamed itself Marconi plc .
The company was formed on 30th November 1999 by the £7.7 billion purchase and merger between Marconi Electronic Systems (MES) - the defence electronics and naval shipbuilding subsidiary of the General Electric Company (GEC) by British Aerospace, an aircraft, munitions and naval systems manufacturer.
Marconi Electronic Systems (MES), or GEC-Marconi as it was until 1998, was the defence arm of General Electric Company (GEC). It was demerged from GEC and bought by British Aerospace (BAe) on 30 November 1999 to form BAE Systems.
A collection of archives of Marconi and related companies, covering wireless telegraphy, electronics, and other fields. Includes papers of Guglielmo Marconi, Hugo Hirst, and other key figures.
Nov 30, 2015 · On this day in 1999 British Aerospace merged with Marconi Electronic Systems to form BAE Systems, Europe’s biggest defence company and the third biggest in the world.
