3. One of the World’s Largest
Defense Companies
• BAE Systems
• Approximately 100,000 employees worldwide
• Top-ten U.S. prime contractor
• Five home markets
• Presence in more than 100 nations
• Major operations in 38 states, the UK, Sweden, Israel, Germany, Mexico and
South Africa
• Protection Systems
• 945 employees
• Operations in Arizona, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Tennessee
• Body Armor
• Aircrew Survivability
• Aviation and Ground Vehicle Seating
• Vehicle Armor
• Helmets
• Load Carrying Equipment
• In-house test facilities include: drop towers, a horizontal sled and ballistics ranges
4. Arizona Product Snapshot
Ground Vehicle Seating Aviation Seating
Body Armor ASV Armor Kits
Air Warrior Parachutes
Transparent Armor Flotation Collars
5. Seating Systems for Aviation and
Ground Vehicles
• World leader in crashworthy rotorcraft
and fixed wing seating
• Market leader in mine blast resistant,
energy absorption technology for
occupant protection
• Industry-leading crew and troop seating
systems to protect aircrew and vehicle
crewman in a range of fixed-wing aircraft
and ground vehicle programs
6. Aviation, Ground Vehicle and
Maritime Armor
• Only U.S. manufacturer of the
Modular Expandable Armor
System (MEXAS) for the U.S.
Army’s M1117 ASV
• Provider of lightweight ceramic
composite armor
®
• Patented Cleargard , a
monolithic transparent armor
system
7. Parachutes and Aircrew Survival Products
• Vacuum-Sealed Parachutes
• Vacuum-sealed technology developed by BAE Systems
in 1986
• In service with US Navy (6,250 units*), German MOD
(600 units) and others
• Air Warrior
• Modular system provides aviator with advanced life
support, freedom of movement and enhanced comfort
and cooling
• Major components include: flexible body armor, flotation
collar, primary survival gear carrier, weapon holster
8. Body Armor
• Produce state-of-the-art tactical vests as well as
hard and soft body armor
• Provide multi-hit protection and can be worn on the
front, back and side torso for maximum protection
• Over 1.25 million hard armor inserts produced and
delivered
• High-volume manufacturer for U.S. DoD and
international customers
• Primarily pursue large, competitive procurements
9. Partnering Together
• Supply Chain Commodities
• Machining Houses
• Metal Fabricators
• Plastic Machining
• Spring Manufacturers
• Hardware Distributors
• Treatment Houses
• Fabric Suppliers
• In need of reduced lead times and low cost solutions
10. Partnering Together
• Future opportunities
• Looking to form long-term strategic partnerships with preferred vendors
• Typically 3-5 year long-term agreement commitments to mirror customer
contract needs
• Willingness to supply Just-In-Time or participate in Vendor Management
Inventory
• Supplier Performance
• Establish price stability
• Delivery improvement – 100% On-Time Delivery
• Quality performance – 0 Parts Per Million expectation.
• ISO certification – strong quality management systems
• Continuously looking to provide opportunities to Small Businesses of
all categories
