BAE Systems

History

Year	Detail
1970 - 1980	Founded Smith Associates to undertake research and development projects in the U.K. defense industry.
1980 - 1990	Moved to the Research Park in Guildford and began diversifying into non-defense areas of the public sector.
1990 - 2000	Expanded further into the public sector and ventured into international markets. In 1995, Tom Black became Managing Director and shifted the company's focus towards IT consultancy, particularly in CRM for commercial markets.
2003 - 2005	Acquisition of Rubus Limited, followed by the acquisition of CRM specialist consultancy Extraprise and Evolutions Consulting Group.
2005 - 2007	Acquisition of M.A. International.
2009	Joint Venture with Vodafone.
2012	Acquired Stratsec, the largest cyber security consultancy.
2013	Added new products to the portfolio including CyberReveal, MobileProtect, and IndustrialProtect.
2014	Opened a Global Delivery Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and rebranded as the Applied Intelligence business of BAE Systems.
2018	Launched The Intelligence Network, a global community of cyber and financial crime professionals.
2020	Launched SOC.OS as a new business, a SaaS-based security alert investigation and triage tool.
2021	Acquisition of In-Space Missions, a U.K. company specializing in satellite design, building, and operation.
2023	Acquisition of Eurostep, a secure data sharing company headquartered in Sweden.