BAE Systems Advanced Information Technologies

BAE Systems Advanced Information Technologies

BAE Systems Advanced Information Technologies (BAE Systems AIT) is a subsidiary of BAE Systems Inc. and formerly known as ALPHATECH, Inc. The company manufactures processing systems for images and signals that are employed by United States intelligence agencies. [BAE Systems plc [http://ir.baesystems.com/bae/fin_info/reports/annualrep04/ 2004 Annual Report] Retrieved 26 June, 2006] Based in Burlington, Massachusetts, the company also has facilities in Virginia, California and New Hampshire.

History

ALPHATECH was founded in 1979 as a spin-off from MIT [BAE Systems Advanced Information Technologies Inc. [http://www.alphatech.com/primary/about/index.htm About AIT] Retrieved 26 June, 2006] by Nils Sandell, Sol Gully, and Michael Athans. BAE completed its acquisition of ALPHATECH in November 2004 for $88m (£48m).

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