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Bae Systems Plc
A maker of fighter jets, warships, submarines, armored vehicles and cyber systems, BAE Systems supplies defense customers like the armed forces across the world. It was born in 1999 from the merger of British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems, the name stitching together the two. A fun quirk: despite the trendy spelling, "BAE" actually comes from British Aerospace—not the slang term for a sweetheart—and the company traces roots back centuries to early gunpowder and shipbuilding pioneers.
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