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Northwest Manufacturing Conference

15th October 2009

Integrated Services Presentation

BAE Systems LtdNorthwest Manufacturing Conference 2009

Mark Gregory ~ Head of Manufacturing

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– 5,500 highly skilled people,Airframe design and manufacturing,In-service aircraft support

– Track record of international partnershipsJaguar, Harrier, Tornado, US Navy Goshawk,Typhoon, Airbus, F-35 Lightning II

– High technology machined parts, composites,superplastic forming, fully equipped major units

BAE Systems – Military Air SolutionsManufacturing Operations ~ What we do:

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BAE Systems – Military Air SolutionsManufacturing Operations ~ What we do:

BAE Systems, UKEADS, GermanyAlenia, Italy EADS, Spain

Typhoon• Fully equipped major units to four final assembly lines: - Warton, UK - Manching, Germany - Turin, Italy - Madrid, Spain

Tranche 1 148 Aircraft (UK 55) Tranche 2 236 Aircraft (UK 89) Tranche 3 236 Aircraft (UK 88)

– Aft Fuselage– Horizontal & Vertical Tails– Fuel System– Crew Escape & Life Support– Prognostics Health Management Integration– CVF Integration Support– Autonomic Logistics and

Global Sustainment– Mission Systems– EW System– Vehicle Management Computer

– Air System Verification– System Integration– Mate Through Delivery– Edges & Control Systems– Autonomic Logistics– Mission Systems– Vehicle Systems– Training System– Forward Fuselage– Wing

– Center Fuselage– Weapons Bay Door Drives– Arresting Gear– Carrier Version (CV) Control and Test– Radar

– Software– Low Observable Support System– Training Courseware and

Management Systems

F-35 Lightning II

Our challenge is rate of 1 day and a 30% increase the manufacturing workforce.

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Exciting

Challenging

Fun

Loads of Money

InterestingInternational Exposure

Sexy

Northwest Manufacturing Image

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Rejuvenate the Image

AND

• With the aim of attracting the brightest and best new talent into manufacturing. The Manufacturing Institute launched ‘Make It’ and ‘Skills Northwest’ which BAE Systems Ltd are a key partner.

• These are designed to raise the profile of the manufacturing sector. Promoting Manufacturing as an exciting career destination Dispelling the myths held by young people and their influencers

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What are they?

• Promote manufacturing as an exciting, rewarding career

• Promote BAE Systems as employer of choice

• Create and develop a task to stimulate minds of delegates in manufacturing processes and techniques.

• Provide attendees with facts on BAE Systems Ltd and manufacturing.

• Introduce the attendee to possible career choices in manufacturing.

• Give attendees the opportunity to speak with manufacturing employees and share their experiences.

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Feedback

• It seems an interesting career• I am interested in engineering• It seems fun but also challenging• I know there are many more opportunities in manufacturing

• An enjoyable interesting day• Fantastic – thoroughly enjoyable• A very well organised and interesting day – all pupils gained from

the experience

• This was an extremely successful event which met the original objectives agreed the by The Manufacturing Institute and BAE

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Northwest Manufacturing Conference

15th October 2009