A&D Conf BAE Systems

Protection Systems

Arizona Aerospace, Aviation & Defense Requirements Conference

Don Dutton, Vice President Protection Systems

January 26, 2012

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

Air Warrior

Flotation Collars

Arizona Product Snapshot

Ground Vehicle Seating

ASV Armor Kits Body Armor

Transparent Armor

Aviation Seating

Parachutes

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

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

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

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

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

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