BAE Systems Australia

BAE Systems Australia Limited

Company type	Private
Industry	Aerospace and defence
Founded	1953; 71 years ago (1953)
Headquarters	Adelaide , Australia
Key people	Ben Hudson (CEO)
Number of employees	Approximately 5,500[1]
Parent	BAE Systems plc
Divisions	BAE Systems Maritime Australia
Website	www.baesystems.com/en-aus/home

BAE Systems Australia, a subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, is one of the largest defence contractors in Australia. It was formed by the merger of British Aerospace Australia and GEC-Marconi Systems and expanded by the acquisitions of Armor Holdings in 2007 and Tenix Defence in June 2008.