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BAE Systems Integrated System Technologies (Insyte) was formed in April 2005 by combining two of BAE Systems' strategic business units, AMS UK and C4ISR Networked Systems & Solutions.

BAE SYSTEMS Avionics has one of the most comprehensive portfolios of defence and aerospace systems of any company in the world, covering both the military and civil domains. Their systems include avionics displays, communications and datalink equipment, electronic warfare, flight control systems, instruments, navigation systems, radar, mission planning systems, and weapons.

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory is the centre of scientific excellence for the UK Ministry of Defence, housing one of the largest groups of scientists and engineers in public service in the country.

The Electro-Magnetic Remote Sensing Defence Technology Centre (EMRS DTC) programme is being funded by UK MoD with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratories (DSTL) organisation acting as the contracting authority. The consortium which SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems leads as prime contractor comprises the following companies:

• SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems
• Thales Defence Limited
• Roke Manor Research Limited
• Filtronic plc

Lockheed Martin UK, a unit of Lockheed Martin Corporation, is a leader in systems integration working on major programmes spanning the aerospace, defence, civil and commercial sectors. In the UK, Lockheed Martin has annual sales in the range of £400-600 million, working with more than 100 business partners. Lockheed Martin employs approximately 1,500 people across 15 sites in the UK.

QinetiQ is Europe's largest science and technology organisation. Formerly an agency of the MOD, the company has a distinguished heritage as a leading provider of technology solutions and a supplier of impartial and trusted advice.

By combining BAE Systems Avionics and Galileo Avionica, Finmeccanica has created Europe's second largest defence electronics business. SELEX has operations in Italy, England, Scotland and the United States specialising in world-class integrated sensor solutions, the Company is a leader in surveillance, protection, tracking, targeting, imaging systems and avionic suites.

The Systems Engineering for Autonomous Systems Defence Technology Centre (SEAS DTC) is operated by a UK industrial consortium and aims to research innovative technologies relevant to autonomous systems, at both whole-system and sub-system level and, through the adoption of Systems Engineering approaches, to facilitate pull-through of the technology into military capabilities.

Established in France more than a century ago, Thales is a global electronics company serving Aerospace, Defence, and Information Technology markets worldwide. With operations in more than 30 countries and 65,000 employees, the Thales Group generated 11.1 billion euros in revenues in 2002.