Headquartered in the United Kingdom, Meggitt PLC is an international group employing some 8,000 people specialising in aerospace equipment, high performance sensors, defence training and combat systems.Our consistent record of strong financial performance comes from businesses balanced across market segments, innovative products that generate stable, long-term aftermarket income, organic growth reinforced by acquisitions, and investment in people, facilities, operations and strategic technology development. Our companies have access to an evolving group infrastructure that enables them to work together, combining talent and resources to benefit customers and operations.

Honda Aero helps jet-setters to fly away. A subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., the company specializes in developing a variety of aircraft engines. Honda Aero, founded in 2004, holds a 50% stake in GE Honda Aero Engines, a joint venture with General Electric that produces jet engines in the 1,000 to 3,500 pound thrust class. Honda Aero plans to establish a new corporate headquarters in 2008 and a manufacturing plant in Burlington, North Carolina, that will begin production in 2010. The new facility will make jet engines developed by GE Honda Aero Engines.

Raytheon Company, is a world leader in the production of offensive and defensive missile systems and related weapons used for land-, air-, and sea-launched combat missiles. Among its missiles and bombs are the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM); the Javelin, a portable anti-tank system; the anti-armor TOW (Tube-launched, Optically-tracked Wire-guided weapon system); the HARM (High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile), an air-defense radar killer; the Paveway, a laser-guided bomb; and the Excalibur, a guided extended range artillery projectile. The division is also developing directed energy weapons.

EADS North America (EADS), a subsidiary of Netherlands-based European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS N.V.), is the holding company for the North American activities of its parent. Business concerns include fixed-wing and rotorcraft, defense systems, security and public safety, avionics and controls, test equipment and services, space, and communications. EADS North America serves the US military, the Border Patrol, the FBI, and local law enforcement agencies. EADS North America business operations include Airbus, American Eurocopter Corporation, EADS CASA, Defense Test and Services, Solutions Supply & Services, Fairchild Controls Corporation, PlantCML, and TYX.

Arianespace is tops in space launches. Arianespace, the world's leading satellite launch company, is a private European commercial space consortium that has launched more than 260 satellites using its Ariane launch vehicles. Satellite operators and telecom customers that use Arianespace services include NASA and AT&T in the US, France Telecom and Inmarsat in Europe, and Singapore Telecom and NTT DoCoMo in Asia. Satellite makers -- including Boeing Satellite Systems, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, and Mitsubishi Electric -- are also among its customers. Arianespace was formed in 1980 and is controlled by about 23 corporations, primarily aerospace firms and government space agencies.

Malaysian government-owned holding company Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad (PMB) is working to help Malaysian Airlines regain financial altitude. PMB was formed in 2002 as part of the restructuring of Malaysian Airline System (MAS) and its Malaysian Airlines unit. The restructuring gave PMB ownership of the carrier's fleet, which it leases back to MAS. PMB assumed MAS's long-term debt and took responsibility for the airline's money-losing domestic operations, but in 2006 the government reassigned most domestic routes to AirAsia and MAS reassumed its remaining domestic business. PMB owns a 52% stake in MAS and buys, sells, and leases aircraft and aircraft engines through subsidiary Aircraft Business Malaysia.

Global Defense Technology & Systems, Inc. company operates mainly through subsidiary Global Strategies Group (North America). It provides software, system engineering, and technology development to help the Department of Defense, the CIA, Homeland Security, and other government agencies fight terrorism. Global Defense Technology's Technology and Intelligence Services (TIS) focuses on counter-terrorism and communications systems, while its Force Mobility and Modernization Systems (FMMS) designs highly mobile computer systems to support military missions. The company, which filed its IPO in 2009, is part of British firm Global Strategies Group.

BBA Aviation serves two primary markets - Flight Support and Aftermarket Services and Systems. Our Flight Support services include refuelling, cargo handling, ground handling and other services to the business and commercial aviation markets. Our Aftermarket Services and Systems activities include overhaul of jet engines, supply of aircraft parts, design, manufacture and overhaul of landing gear, aircraft hydraulics and other aircraft equipment. BBA Aviation's major markets include the USA, Asia, the UK and Europe, with company headquarters in London, England.

Northrop Grumman's electronic solutions span the spectrum. The company is a leading developer, manufacturer, integrator and supporter of a variety of advanced electronic and maritime systems for U.S. and international customers for national security and non-defense applications. Systems include high performance sensors and intelligence processing and navigation systems operating in all environments from undersea to outer space. Applications include airborne surveillance, space sensing, biochemical detection, intelligence fusing and analysis, aircraft fire control, precision weapon engagement, electronic countermeasures, inertial navigation, air and missile defense, air traffic control, ship bridge control, communications, and mail processing. Maritime systems include propulsion and power-generation systems for ships and submarines, control systems, shipboard launch systems and unmanned semi-autonomous systems.

One of the world's leading airport operators, BAA owns and manages seven airports in the UK, including London's Heathrow, Gatwick, and Stansted. The company oversees functions such as cargo handling, fire protection, property management, retail operations (including its own World Duty Free stores), and security. In addition, it runs the Heathrow Express rail service to London and works with other mass transit operators. Outside the UK, BAA has a 65% stake in the Naples International Airport in Italy and manages the retail operations at three US airports in Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Boston. A group led by Spanish infrastructure manager Ferrovial acquired BAA in 2006 for more than ?10 billion in stock.

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