BAE SYSTEMS, which helped win the Battle of Britain with its Mosquito and Spitfire fighters, is now Europe's largest defense contractor and the largest foreign player in the US defense market. BAE's offerings include avionics, military aircraft, armored vehicles, air-defense systems, missiles, artillery locators, communications and navigation systems, radar, ships, space systems, and aerospace electronics. BAE's fighter aircraft include the Harrier, Hawk, Tornado, and the next-generation Eurofighter Typhoon. The company operates in the US through BAE Systems, Inc. In 2006 BEA divested its 20% stake in Airbus when it sold its shares back to EADS.
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