Marconi Space and Defence Systems
Note: This is a sub-section of GEC
of Broad Oak Works, The Airport, Portsmouth.
Part of GEC-Marconi Electronics
1969 GEC-Elliott Space and Weapons Systems Ltd was incorporated
1970 Name changed to Marconi Space and Defence Systems Ltd
1971 Received an order for satellites and ground stations for the Ministry of Defence's Skynet network[1]
1980 The micro-electronics division was transferred to the new Marconi Electronic Devices
1984 Renamed Marconi Space Systems Ltd
1990 Renamed Marconi Space and Defence Systems Ltd
1992 Renamed Marconi Communications Ltd
1998 Renamed Marconi Communications (UK) Ltd
1999 GEC-Marconi was renamed Marconi Electronic Systems
2000 Marconi Communications was renamed Marconi Mobile Holdings Ltd
2002 Became Marconi Selenia Communications Holdings (UK) Ltd
2004 Renamed Selenia Communications Ltd
2005 Renamed Selex Communications Holdings Ltd
2011 Renamed Selex Elsag Holdings Ltd
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times Thursday, May 6, 1971
- Companies House filings