British Aerospace

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aerospace manufacturer defence contractor public limited company

British Aerospace was a major British aircraft and defense manufacturer that became one of the core predecessors of today’s BAE Systems.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aerospace manufacturer → defence contractor → public limited company →
collaboratedOn	Eurofighter Typhoon programme → Panavia Tornado NERFINISHED →
collaboratedWith	Aeritalia → Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm →
corePredecessorOf	BAE Systems →
country	United Kingdom →
developed	BAe Nimrod variants → Sea Harrier variants →
formedByMergerOf	British Aircraft Corporation → Hawker Siddeley Aviation → Hawker Siddeley Dynamics → Scottish Aviation →
headquartersLocation	London → United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
industry	aerospace industry → defence industry →
involvedIn	guided weapons development → radar systems →
marketed	Avro RJ series →
notableSubsidiary	BAe Systems (Operations) Limited →
operatedInSector	civil aircraft → military aircraft → missiles → space systems →
ownedBy	UK Government →
participatedIn	Airbus consortium →
predecessorOf	BAE Systems →
privatizationStatus	privatized company →
product	BAe 125 business jet → BAe 146 regional airliner → Hawk trainer aircraft → Jetstream commuter aircraft →
regionServed	global market →
roleInAirbus	UK partner →
servedCustomers	Royal Air Force → Royal Navy → international airlines →
specializedIn	aircraft design → aircraft manufacturing → defence electronics →
successor	BAE Systems →
typeOfCompany	state-owned enterprise →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
AV-8B Harrier II → Avro RJX → Nimrod MR2 → Sea Harrier →	manufacturer
BAE Systems →	formedByMergerOf
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England →	hasIndustrialHistory
BAE Systems →	hasPredecessor
Hawker Siddeley →	nationalisedInto
Royal Ordnance →	ownedBy
Royal Ordnance →	parentCompany
Panavia Tornado →	programPartners
Hawker Siddeley →	successor