BAE Systems is an international company engaged in the development, delivery, and support of advanced defence and aerospace systems in the air, on land, at sea, and in space. The company designs, manufactures, and supports civil and military aircraft, surface ships, submarines, radar, avionics, communications and electronic systems. It is a pioneer in technology with a heritage stretching back hundreds of years and is at the forefront of innovation, working to develop the next generation of intelligent systems.

BAE Systems has major operations across five continents and customers in some 130 countries. The company employs more than 90,000 people worldwide, and generates annual sales of approximately £19 billion through its wholly owned and joint-venture operations.

The company’s Avionic Systems Division provides a wide range of products and capabilities that include flyby- wire flight controls, digital autopilots and flight directors, digital engine controls, displays, integrated avionics, power management systems, unmanned aerial vehicle systems and air traffic management systems. The sector Division employs more than 2,000 people at facilities in Rochester and Edinburgh in the United Kingdom.

BAE Systems’ main interest in FLYSAFE is to lead the work on the traffic alerting function and to integrate it, together with an Intelligent Crew Support system, into the ICS. In so doing, the company will strengthen its expertise and its position in the evolving market for next-generation ATM functionality.